The Christ the Cornerstone Academy Defenders (Laurinburg, NC) basketball crushed the host Antioch Christian Academy Gators (Lumberton, NC), 56-20 in Thursday's league bout.

The Defenders now possess a 5-0 record. They play next when they host Cornerstone Christian Academy for a bout on Friday, January 17. Christ the Cornerstone Academy will play a Cougars team coming off a 43-13 league win over Mullins Marion Christian (Mullins, SC). The Cougars record now stands at 4-0.

With the loss, Antioch Christian Academy falls to 4-3 on the campaign. The Gators travel to Temple Christian (Rockingham, NC) to play the Tigers in a bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 4-4. Temple Christian lost 41-29 in their recent non-league bout against Liberty Christian Academy (Fayetteville, NC)