The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the East Laurens Falcons (East Dublin, GA) and the host Bleckley County Royals (Cochran, GA), observed East Laurens's basketball team edge Bleckley County by a score of 41-39.

The Falcons (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Washington County (Sandersville, GA). The Golden Hawks come into the challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Washington County edged Bleckley County (Cochran, GA), 48-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Royals encounter the Dodge County Indians (Eastman, GA) in a challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Bleckley County will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 40-20 non-league loss to Vidalia (Vidalia, GA).