Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Lithia Springs Lions (Lithia Springs, GA) and the host Banneker Trojans (College Park, GA), saw Lithia Springs's basketball squad hold off Banneker by a tally of 51-47.

With the victory, Lithia Springs improves its record to 5-10 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Chapel Hill (Douglasville, GA) to confront the Panthers in a AAAAA Region 5 challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 8-5. Chapel Hill lost 68-47 in their recent league challenge against Mays (Atlanta, GA)

Next up, the Trojans confront the Locust Grove Wildcats (Locust Grove, GA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Banneker will attempt to improve on its 2-11 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 8-10 record after their 68-50 non-league loss to Creekside Christian Academy (McDonough, GA).