The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Dixie Hornets (Due West, SC) and the visiting GREEN Upstate Owls (Simpsonville, SC), observed Dixie's basketball team edge GREEN Upstate by a margin of 35-33.

The Hornets (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Abbeville (Abbeville, SC). The Panthers come into the A Region 1 challenge with a 4-2 record. In their last challenge, Abbeville edged Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path, SC), 77-67, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Owls battle the Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes (Calhoun Falls, SC) in a A Region 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. GREEN Upstate will attempt to better on its 5-7 season record. The Blue Flashes come into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 57-47 non-league win over Greenwood Christian (Greenwood, SC).