Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Cardinal Newman Cardinals (Columbia, SC) and the visiting Covenant Christian Eagles (Columbia, SC), saw Cardinal Newman's basketball squad wallop Covenant Christian by a count of 34-9.

With the victory, Cardinal Newman upgrades its record to 1-3 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Ben Lippen (Columbia, SC) to play the Falcons in a challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Falcons come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.