The Lafayette Lions basketball team scored 55 points and limited the visiting Franklin Hornets to 40 in the Lions non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Lions now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Comeaux for a non-league game on Friday, December 6. Lafayette will confront a Spartans team coming off a 62-42 non-league win over West St. Mary (Baldwin, LA). The Spartans record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Franklin falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Morgan City (Morgan City, LA) to confront the Tigers in a non-league game on Friday, December 6. The Tigers go into the game with a record of 5-3. Morgan City won 55-31 in their recent non-league game against Catholic - N.I. (New Iberia, LA)