In Friday's league outing, the Central Baptist Swordsmen (Memphis, TN) basketball squad nipped the host South Haven Christian (Springfield, TN), by a margin of 49-45.

The Swordsmen (7-5) will now prepare for their outing against Pleasant View Christian (Pleasant View, TN). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 7-1 record. In their last outing, Pleasant View Christian got by Clarksville Christian (Clarksville, TN), 53-33, in a league outing.

The now own a 9-4 record. They play next when they travel to Clarksville Christian for a Tennessee State Independent outing on Monday, January 8. South Haven Christian will clash with a squad coming off a 74-43 league win over Highland Rim Academy (Cookeville, TN). The record now stands at 11-9.