The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the South Paulding Spartans (Douglasville, GA) and the host Lithia Springs Lions (Lithia Springs, GA), observed South Paulding's basketball team overcome Lithia Springs by a score of 67-58.

The Spartans (13-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Villa Rica (Villa Rica, GA). The Wildcats come into the AAAAA Region 5 challenge with a 7-14 record. In their last challenge, Villa Rica dropped by Kennesaw Mountain (Kennesaw, GA), 84-71, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs (Kennesaw, GA) in a AAAAA Region 5 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Lithia Springs will attempt to improve on its 9-12 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 9-12 record after their 84-71 league win over Villa Rica (Villa Rica, GA).