The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the The Master's Academy Lions (Forest City, NC) and the host Temple Baptist Eagles (Asheville, NC), observed The Master's Academy's basketball team knock off Temple Baptist by a score of 56-45.

The Lions (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC). The Eagles come into the Western Piedmont challenge with a 10-5 record. In their last challenge, Pinnacle Classical Academy dropped by Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (Mooresboro, NC), 69-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors (Lake Lure, NC) in a Western Piedmont challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Temple Baptist will attempt to improve on its 8-4 season record. The Raptors come into the challenge with a 9-8 record after their 47-34 non-league win over Nebo Crossing Academy (Nebo, NC).