The Lovelady Lions (Lovelady, TX) basketball knocked off the visiting Slocum Mustangs (Elkhart, TX), 38-30 in Friday's non-league test.

The Lions (3-4) will now prepare for their test against Cayuga (Cayuga, TX). The Wildcats go into the non-league test with a 9-10 record. In their last test, Cayuga notched a victory over Latexo (Latexo, TX), 63-51, in a non-league test.

The Mustangs now own a 5-12 record. They play next when they travel to Latexo for a non-league test on Saturday, December 30. Slocum will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 63-51 non-league loss to Cayuga (Cayuga, TX). The Tigers record now stands at 7-12.