The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hewitt-Trussville Huskies (Trussville, AL) and the host Hillcrest Patriots (Tuscaloosa, AL), observed Hewitt-Trussville's basketball team edge Hillcrest by a score of 53-48.

The Huskies (12-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Parker (Birmingham, AL). The Thundering Herd come into the non-league challenge with a 6-6 record. In their last challenge, Parker edged Fultondale (Birmingham, AL), 53-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots play the Helena Huskies (Helena, AL) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 21. Hillcrest will attempt to move on its 14-4 season record. The Huskies go into the game with a 9-4 record after their 41-33 non-league win over Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, AL).