The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Archer Tigers (Lawrenceville, GA) and the host Newton Rams (Covington, GA), observed Archer's basketball team edge Newton by a score of 57-56.

The Tigers (15-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Heritage (Conyers, GA). The Patriots come into the AAAAAA Region 4 challenge with a 5-8 record. In their last challenge, Heritage was tipped by Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville, GA), 55-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rams battle the Grayson Rams (Loganville, GA) in a AAAAAA Region 4 challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Newton will attempt to improve on its 12-2 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 15-1 record after their 79-54 league win over South Gwinnett (Snellville, GA).