The Temple Christian Crusaders ran past the visiting Timberlake Christian Tornadoes basketball team by a final score of 69-58 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Crusaders face the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES (Roanoke, VA) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 30. Temple Christian will attempt to move on its 5-8 season record.

With the defeat, Timberlake Christian moves to 4-9 on the year. The Tornadoes travel to Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy (Moneta, VA) to face the Ospreys in a Virginia Christian - Southeast game on Thursday, February 1. The Ospreys enter the game with a record of 10-5. Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy won 63-36 in their recent league game against Timberlake Christian (Forest, VA)