The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Mercy Culture Prep Royals (Fort Worth, TX) and the visiting Harvest Christian Academy Saints (Keller, TX), observed Mercy Culture Prep's basketball team edge Harvest Christian Academy by a score of 42-37.

The Royals (8-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Victory Baptist Academy (Weatherford, TX). The Patriots come into the TAPPS 2A District 2 challenge with a 12-8 record. In their last challenge, Victory Baptist Academy edged Sacred Heart (Muenster, TX), 48-35, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Saints encounter the Wichita Christian Stars (Wichita Falls, TX) in a TAPPS 2A District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Harvest Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 7-17 season record.