In Saturday's non-league outing, the Community Braves (Nevada, TX) basketball squad nipped the host Lone Oak Buffaloes (Lone Oak, TX), by a margin of 45-44.

The Braves (8-14) will now prepare for their outing against Wills Point (Wills Point, TX). The Tigers go into the 4A Region II District 14 outing with a 5-14 record. In their last outing, Wills Point was tipped by Kaufman (Kaufman, TX), 39-27, in a league outing.

The Buffaloes now own a 3-14 record. They play next when they travel to Edgewood for a 3A Region II District 12 outing on Tuesday, January 2. Lone Oak will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 70-19 non-league win over Hillsboro (Hillsboro, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 16-7.