Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors (Damascus, GA) and the host Tiftarea Academy Panthers (Chula, GA), saw Southwest Georgia Academy's basketball squad knock off Tiftarea Academy by a count of 63-53.

With the victory, Southwest Georgia Academy upgrades its record to 5-6 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Sherwood Christian Academy (Albany, GA) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 15. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 6-3. Sherwood Christian Academy won 56-38 in their recent league challenge against Rock Springs Christian Academy (Milner, GA)

Next up, the Panthers play the Deerfield-Windsor Knights (Albany, GA) in a GIAA AAAA/AAA District 3 challenge, on Friday, January 12. Tiftarea Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 2-9 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 45-24 league win over Terrell Academy (Dawson, GA).