The Liberty Preparatory Christian Patriots (Mooresville, NC) basketball felled the host Carolina Christian Lions (Locust, NC), 65-54 in Thursday's league test.

The Patriots (8-7) will now prepare for their test against NorthPoint Christian Academy (Waxhaw, NC). The NightHawks go into the Metro Area test with a 11-6 record. In their last test, NorthPoint Christian Academy was beaten by Jackson Day (Charlotte, NC), 78-45, in a league test.

The Lions now own a 2-13 record. They play next when they host St. Anne Catholic for a Metro Area test on Tuesday, January 30. Carolina Christian will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 38-36 league win over Walnut Grove Christian (Fort Mill, SC). The Eagles record now stands at 3-6.