The Lovejoy Leopards (Lucas, TX) basketball edged the visiting Hays Hawks (Buda, TX), 36-32 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Leopards now possess a 16-7 record. They play next when they travel to Tomball for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. Lovejoy will play a Cougars team coming off a 57-40 non-league loss to Judson (Converse, TX). The Cougars record now stands at 12-5.

With the loss, Hays falls to 12-10 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Stony Point (Round Rock, TX) to play the Tigers in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 7-8. Stony Point lost 53-38 in their recent non-league bout against Hebron (Carrollton, TX)