The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Jena Giants (Jena, LA) and the visiting Grace Christian Warriors (Alexandria, LA), observed Jena's basketball team overwhelm Grace Christian by a score of 52-23.

The Giants (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Northwood (Lena, LA). The Gators come into the non-league challenge with a 6-1 record.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the East Beauregard Trojans (DeRidder, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 16. Grace Christian will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 55-35 non-league loss to Hathaway (Jennings, LA).