The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Banner Christian (Chesterfield, VA) and the host Cristo Rey Royals (Richmond, VA), observed Banner Christian's basketball team edge Cristo Rey by a score of 59-57.

The (3-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Lunenburg Central (Victoria, VA). The Chargers come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Lunenburg Central edged Nottoway (Nottoway, VA), 70-59, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Royals encounter the Hopewell Blue Devils (Hopewell, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Cristo Rey will attempt to improve on its 0-9 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 73-53 non-league win over Massaponax (Spotsylvania, VA).