The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Groveton Indians (Groveton, TX) and the host LEAD Academy Lions (Lufkin, TX), observed Groveton's basketball team knock off LEAD Academy by a score of 38-20.

The Indians (3-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Zavalla (Zavalla, TX). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 4-8 record. In their last challenge, Zavalla was knocked off by Martinsville (Martinsville, TX), 48-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the King's Academy Knights (Tyler, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. LEAD Academy will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 2-7 record after their 60-43 non-league loss to Clarksville (Clarksville, TX).