The Union Grove Lions basketball squad (Gladewater, TX), was nudged 56-50 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Gladewater Bears (Gladewater, TX)

With the victory, Gladewater advances its record to 3-1 on the year. The Bears host De Kalb (De Kalb, TX) to battle the Bears in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 9. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 2-0. De Kalb won 45-42 in their recent non-league challenge against Cooper (Cooper, TX)

In their next game, the Lions battle the Mount Vernon Tigers (Mount Vernon, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 9. Union Grove will attempt to better on its 1-7 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 55-53 non-league loss to Bloomburg (Bloomburg, TX).