The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Union Grove Christian Patriots (Lexington, NC) and the host Elkin Buckin' Elks (Elkin, NC), observed Union Grove Christian's basketball team knock off Elkin by a score of 61-41.

The Patriots (8-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Hilltop Christian (Fuquay-Varina, NC). The Chargers come into the non-league challenge with a 3-1 record. In their last challenge, Hilltop Christian prevailed over Trinity Christian (Greenville, NC), 67-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Buckin' Elks encounter the West Iredell Warriors (Statesville, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 26. Elkin will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 88-82 non-league loss to Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro, NC).