The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Mercy Prep Academy Royals (Waxahachie, TX) and the visiting Non Varsity Opponent (, ), observed Mercy Prep Academy's basketball team overwhelm Non Varsity Opponent by a score of 53-31.

The Royals (13-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Waco Christian (Waco, TX). The Warriors come into the TCAL challenge with a 3-6 record. In their last challenge, Waco Christian trounced Faith Academy of Freestone (Fairfield, TX), 60-41, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the encounter the Decorah-North Winneshiek Vikings (Decorah, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Non Varsity Opponent will attempt to improve on its 165-296 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 11-1 record after their 77-63 non-league win over Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff, IA).