In Saturday's non-league outing, the Laurens Academy Crusaders (Laurens, SC) basketball squad edged the host Brashier Middle College Charter Bengal (Simpsonville, SC), by a count of 38-32.

The Crusaders (14-1) will now prepare for their outing against Newberry Academy (Newberry, SC). The go into the SCISA A Region IV outing with a 2-8 record. In their last outing, Newberry Academy was tipped by Cambridge Academy (Greenwood, SC), 33-19, in a league outing.

The Bengal now hold a 8-7 record. They play next when they travel to High Point Academy for a A Region 1 outing on Friday, January 19.