The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Elbert County Blue Devils (Elberton, GA) and the host Oglethorpe County Patriots (Lexington, GA), observed Elbert County's basketball team overwhelm Oglethorpe County by a score of 69-42.

The Blue Devils (21-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Monsignor Donovan Catholic (Athens, GA). The Rams come into the non-league challenge with a 0-11 record. In their last challenge, Monsignor Donovan Catholic was routed by Briarwood Academy (Warrenton, GA), 63-3, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Commerce Tigers (Commerce, GA) in a A D1 Region 8 challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Oglethorpe County will attempt to improve on its 4-16 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 6-17 record after their 68-36 league loss to Athens Academy (Athens, GA).