Greenwood Christian Hawks (Greenwood, SC) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting King Academy Knights (Batesburg, SC), 50-42 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Greenwood Christian upgrades its record to 7-6 on the season. The Hawks travel to Spartanburg Day (Spartanburg, SC) to clash with the Griffins in a SCISA AAA Region III bout on Friday, January 13. The Griffins go into the bout with a record of 2-6. Spartanburg Day lost 79-55 in their recent league bout against First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest (Greenville, SC)

Next up, the Knights clash with the Anderson Christian Lions (Anderson, SC) in a SCISA A Region IV bout, on Friday, January 13. King Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 9-5 season record. The Lions go into the bout with a 3-8 record after their 75-26 league loss to Richard Winn Academy (Winnsboro, SC).