The Tabernacle Torches (Gardendale, AL) basketball crushed the host Marshall Christian Academy Stallions (Albertville, AL), 75-53 in Thursday's league test.

The Torches (17-2) will now prepare for their test against Cornerstone Christian (Rainsville, AL). The Eagles go into the Alabama Christian - II North test with a 2-3 record. In their last test, Cornerstone Christian walloped Marshall Christian Academy (Albertville, AL), 70-36, in a league test.

The Stallions now own a 10-8 record. They play next when they travel to Master's Hand Christian for a non-league test on Friday, January 27. Marshall Christian Academy will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 63-6 non-league loss to Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL). The Warriors record now stands at 0-5.