The Lovelady Lions basketball team scored 51 points and limited the visiting Franklin Lions to 39 in the Lions non-league triumph on Tuesday.

Next, the Lions clash with the Carthage Bulldogs (Carthage, TX) in a non-league outing, on Thursday, December 5. Lovelady will attempt to upgrade on its 6-2 season record. The Bulldogs enter the outing with a 9-8 record after their 65-45 non-league win over Timpson (Timpson, TX).

The Lions (6-1) will now prepare for their outing against La Grange (La Grange, TX). The Leopards enter the non-league outing with a 5-4 record. In their last outing, La Grange was defeated by Bastrop (Bastrop, TX), 51-29, in a non-league outing.