The Gravette Lions basketball squad (Gravette, AR), was nudged 46-41 in Friday's non-league battle with the host West Fork Tigers (West Fork, AR)

With the victory, West Fork advances its record to 3-5 on the year. The Tigers travel to Paris (Paris, AR) to meet the Eagles in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 10. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 2-3.

The Lions now own a 5-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Shiloh Christian for a 4A Region 1 battle on Tuesday, December 17. Gravette will meet a Saints squad coming off a 41-38 non-league loss to Godley (Godley, TX). The Saints record now stands at 4-2.