The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Excel Christian Academy Eagles (Powderly, TX) and the host Victory Christian Academy Patriots (Decatur, TX), observed Excel Christian Academy's basketball team overwhelm Victory Christian Academy by a score of 48-14.

The Eagles (6-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Heritage Christian Academy (Haslet, TX). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 10-1 record. In their last challenge, Heritage Christian Academy was routed by Grayson Christian (Sherman, TX), 31-26, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Bethesda Christian Lions (Fort Worth, TX) in a TAPPS 2A District 2 challenge, on Friday, January 17. Victory Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 15-6 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 35-27 league win over Nazarene Christian Academy (Crowley, TX).