The Athens Hornets were victorious over the visiting Gilmer Buckeyes basketball squad by a final score of 55-39 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

Next, the Hornets face the Henderson Lions (Henderson, TX) in a non-league outing, on Thursday, December 5. Athens will attempt to upgrade on its 2-2 season record. The Lions enter the outing with a 1-5 record after their 55-38 non-league loss to Van (Van, TX).

The Buckeyes (0-4) will now prepare for their outing against Grand Saline (Grand Saline, TX). The Indians enter the non-league outing with a 3-2 record. In their last outing, Grand Saline ran past Alba-Golden (Alba, TX), 66-48, in a non-league outing.