The Lovejoy Leopards were victorious over the visiting Berkner Rams basketball squad by a final score of 70-57 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Leopards clash with the Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX) in a 5A Region II District 9 outing, on Friday, January 3. Lovejoy will attempt to upgrade on its 15-5 season record. The Cardinals enter the outing with a 10-9 record after their 68-61 non-league win over Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX).

The Rams (13-9) will now prepare for their outing against Irving (Irving, TX). The Tigers enter the 6A Region I District 7 outing with a 9-11 record. In their last outing, Irving was defeated by Sulphur Springs (Sulphur Springs, TX), 58-56, in a non-league outing.