The Lake Pointe Academy Mariners basketball team (York, SC), was nudged 49-48 in Friday's league battle with the host Westgate Christian Eagles (Spartanburg, SC)

The Eagles now possess a 1-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hampton Park Christian for a South Carolina Christian AA - Piedmont B battle on Tuesday, January 30. Westgate Christian will battle a team coming off a 51-30 non-league win over Our Lady of the Rosary (Greenville, SC). The record now stands at 12-4.

The Mariners (6-5) will now prepare for their battle against Bob Jones Academy (Greenville, SC). The come into the South Carolina Christian AA - Piedmont A battle with a 17-3 record. In their last battle, Bob Jones Academy edged Rock Springs Christian Academy (Milner, GA), 69-59, in a non-league battle.