The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Dixie Hornets (Due West, SC) and the host McCormick Chiefs (McCormick, SC), observed Dixie's basketball team edge McCormick by a score of 58-56.

The Hornets (8-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Calhoun Falls Charter (Calhoun Falls, SC). The Blue Flashes come into the A Region 1 challenge with a 10-3 record. In their last challenge, Calhoun Falls Charter edged Abbeville (Abbeville, SC), 41-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Chiefs encounter the Ware Shoals Hornets (Ware Shoals, SC) in a A Region 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. McCormick will attempt to improve on its 5-5 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 6-10 record after their 51-38 league loss to Abbeville (Abbeville, SC).