Airline Vikings (Bossier City, LA) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the host Washington Lions (Shreveport, LA), 51-43 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Airline upgrades its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Bossier (Bossier City, LA) to play the Bearkats in a non-league bout on Friday, December 29. The Bearkats come into the bout with a record of 11-5. Bossier won 71-61 in their recent non-league bout against Gibsland-Coleman (Gibsland, LA)

Next up, the Lions play the Green Oaks Giants (Shreveport, LA) in a non-league bout, on Wednesday, January 3. Washington will attempt to upgrade on its 10-5 season record. The Giants come into the bout with a 5-15 record after their 75-39 non-league win over Magnolia School of Excellence (Shreveport, LA).