The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Mt. Pleasant Christian Lions (Blountsville, AL) and the host Glen Iris Baptist Swordsmen (Birmingham, AL), observed Mt. Pleasant Christian's basketball team edge Glen Iris Baptist by a score of 37-33.

The Lions (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Master's Hand Christian (Moulton, AL). The Warriors come into the non-league challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Master's Hand Christian was tipped by Mt. Pleasant Christian (Blountsville, AL), 54-10, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Swordsmen encounter the Marshall Christian Academy Stallions (Albertville, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Glen Iris Baptist will attempt to improve on its 8-2 season record. The Stallions come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 69-28 league loss to Mt. Pleasant Christian (Blountsville, AL).