The Manning Monarchs basketball squad (Manning, SC), was nudged 24-19 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Kingstree Blazers (Kingstree, SC)

With the victory, Kingstree advances its record to 3-2 on the year. The Blazers travel to Hartsville (Hartsville, SC) to meet the Red Foxes in a non-league battle on Friday, December 20. The Red Foxes enter the battle with a record of 1-2. Hartsville lost 16-13 in their recent non-league outing against Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC)

The Monarchs (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against Marion (Marion, SC). The Swamp Foxes come into the non-league outing with a 3-0 record.