The Columbia Christian Crusaders (Magnolia, AR) basketball crushed the host Hermitage Hermits (Hermitage, AR), 74-52 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Crusaders now possess a 12-4 record. They play next when they travel to Junction City for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Columbia Christian will play a Dragons team coming off a 53-42 league loss to Ouachita (Donaldson, AR). The Dragons record now stands at 9-1.

With the loss, Hermitage falls to 2-12 on the campaign. The Hermits host Emerson (Emerson, AR) to play the Pirates in a 1A Region 8 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Pirates go into the bout with a record of 6-9.