Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Center Roughriders (Center, TX) and the host Franklin Lions (Franklin, TX), saw Center's basketball squad wallop Franklin by a tally of 53-31.

With the victory, Center improves its record to 14-3 on the campaign. The Roughriders travel to London (Corpus Christi, TX) to play the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 28. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 12-5. London lost 62-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Orangefield (Orangefield, TX)

Next up, the Lions play the Mumford Mustangs (Mumford, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 31. Franklin will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 12-8 record after their 71-41 non-league win over Milano (Milano, TX).