The East Texas Homeschool Sports Chargers (Longview, TX) basketball nipped the host Marshall Christian Academy Guardians (Marshall, TX), 43-38 in Friday's league test.

The Chargers (5-4) will now prepare for their test against Christian Heritage (Longview, TX). The Sentinels go into the non-league test with a 12-5 record.

The Guardians now own a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to Providence Classical Academy for a MAIS 5A District 4 test on Thursday, January 18. Marshall Christian Academy will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 77-23 non-league loss to Word of God Academy (Shreveport, LA). The Knights record now stands at 12-3.