The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Grace Christian Patriots (Valrico, FL) and the visiting Real Life Christian Academy Raptors (Clermont, FL), observed Grace Christian's basketball team edge Real Life Christian Academy by a score of 73-66.

The Patriots (11-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Providence Christian (Riverview, FL). The Knights come into the Florida Christian - Western challenge with a 0-5 record. In their last challenge, Providence Christian was tipped by Ruskin Christian (Ruskin, FL), 70-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Raptors battle the Orlando Science Orcas (Orlando, FL) in a Sunshine State - North challenge, on Friday, January 10. Real Life Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Orcas come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 65-43 non-league loss to Ridgeview Global Studies Academy (Davenport, FL).