The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Calera Eagles (Calera, AL) and the visiting Pleasant Grove Spartans (Pleasant Grove, AL), observed Calera's basketball team edge Pleasant Grove by a margin of 63-57.

The Eagles (12-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Benjamin Russell (Alexander City, AL). The Wildcats come into the 6A Area 5 challenge with a 7-6 record. In their last challenge, Benjamin Russell was tipped by Fairfield (Fairfield, AL), 54-48, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans battle the Oak Grove Tigers (Bessemer, AL) in a 4A Area 7 challenge, on Wednesday, January 8. Pleasant Grove will attempt to better on its 6-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-13 record after their 79-42 non-league loss to Jefferson Christian Academy (Birmingham, AL).