The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Laurens Academy Crusaders (Laurens, SC) and the host Brashier Middle College Charter Bengal (Simpsonville, SC), observed Laurens Academy's basketball team edge Brashier Middle College Charter by a score of 33-31.

The Crusaders (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Ware Shoals (Ware Shoals, SC). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, Ware Shoals was tipped by McCormick (McCormick, SC), 51-45, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bengal encounter the Greenville Tech Charter Warriors (Greenville, SC) in a AA Region 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Brashier Middle College Charter will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 54-37 non-league loss to Southside Christian (Simpsonville, SC).