The Newberry Academy basketball team (Newberry, SC), was toppled 38-20 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Laurens Academy Crusaders (Laurens, SC)

The Crusaders now possess a 15-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Wardlaw Academy for a SCISA A Region IV battle on Friday, January 19. Laurens Academy will confront a Patriots team coming off a 48-15 league win over Newberry Academy (Newberry, SC). The Patriots record now stands at 2-5.

The (2-9) will now prepare for their battle against Wardlaw Academy (Johnston, SC). The Patriots come into the SCISA A Region IV battle with a 1-5 record. In their last battle, Wardlaw Academy was toppled by Curtis Baptist (Augusta, GA), 47-24, in a non-league battle.