Fans at Saturday's non-league battle between the Ozona Lions (Ozona, TX) and the host Stanton Buffaloes (Stanton, TX), witnessed Ozona's basketball squad hold off Stanton by a count of 47-43.

With the victory, Ozona advances its record to 12-2 on the year. The Lions host Compass Academy (Odessa, TX) to meet the Cougars in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 6. The Cougars enter the battle with a record of 7-2. Compass Academy won 43-42 in their recent non-league battle against Non Varsity Tournament Opponent (, )

The Buffaloes now own a 7-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Brownfield for a 3A Region I District 3 battle on Tuesday, December 9. Stanton will battle a Cubs team coming off a 51-49 non-league loss to Whitharral (Whitharral, TX). The Cubs record now stands at 2-9.