The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Cross Keys Phoenix (Atlanta, GA) and the host Howard Hawks (Atlanta, GA), observed Cross Keys's basketball team edge Howard by a margin of 26-20.

The Phoenix (9-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy (Atlanta, GA). The come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy edged Collegedale Academy (Collegedale, TN), 60-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks battle the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf Panthers (Clarkston, GA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Howard will attempt to better on its 2-4 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 50-22 non-league loss to Tennessee School for the Deaf (Knoxville, TN).