The Laurens Academy Crusaders basketball team (Laurens, SC), was nudged 44-37 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Our Lady of the Rosary Lions (Greenville, SC)

The Lions now possess a 8-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Wardlaw Academy for a SCISA A Region IV battle on Thursday, January 25. Our Lady of the Rosary will confront a Patriots team coming off a 86-42 league loss to Richard Winn Academy (Winnsboro, SC). The Patriots record now stands at 6-8.

The Crusaders (9-13) will now prepare for their battle against Richard Winn Academy (Winnsboro, SC). The Eagles come into the SCISA A Region IV battle with a 16-1 record. In their last battle, Richard Winn Academy edged Wardlaw Academy (Johnston, SC), 86-42, in a league battle.