The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Rising Sun Tigers (North East, MD) and the host Tri-State Christian Crusaders (Elkton, MD), observed Rising Sun's basketball team edge Tri-State Christian by a margin of 57-56.

The Tigers (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Bel Air (Bel Air, MD). The Bobcats come into the Upper Chesapeake Bay - Susquehanna challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, Bel Air was tipped by Elkton (Elkton, MD), 75-56, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Crusaders battle the Tower Hill Hillers (Wilmington, DE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Tri-State Christian will attempt to better on its 4-2 season record. The Hillers come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 49-45 non-league win over Newark Charter School (Newark, DE).