The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the New Boston Lions (New Boston, TX) and the host Hughes Springs Mustangs (Hughes Springs, TX), observed New Boston's basketball team edge Hughes Springs by a score of 57-51.

The Lions (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against McLeod (McLeod, TX). The Longhorns come into the non-league challenge with a 5-11 record.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Ore City Rebels (Ore City, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Hughes Springs will attempt to improve on its 8-6 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 8-2 record after their 61-48 non-league win over De Kalb (De Kalb, TX).