The Laurens Academy Crusaders (Laurens, SC) basketball were winner over the host Greer Middle College Blazers (Taylors, SC), 44-34 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Crusaders now possess a 5-3 record. They play next when they travel to Ware Shoals for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. Laurens Academy will play a Hornets team coming off a 51-45 league loss to McCormick (McCormick, SC). The Hornets record now stands at 3-5.

With the loss, Greer Middle College falls to 2-8 on the campaign. The Blazers host GREEN Upstate (Simpsonville, SC) to play the Owls in a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 8. The Owls go into the bout with a record of 0-3.