Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Emerald Vikings (Greenwood, SC) and the visiting Hephzibah Rebels (Hephzibah, GA), saw Emerald's basketball squad hold off Hephzibah by a count of 42-39.

With the victory, Emerald upgrades its record to 9-1 on the campaign. The Vikings host McCormick (McCormick, SC) to play the Chiefs in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 29. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a record of 1-3. McCormick lost 37-31 in their recent non-league challenge against Ninety Six (Ninety Six, SC)

Next up, the Rebels play the Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes (Calhoun Falls, SC) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 29. Hephzibah will attempt to upgrade on its 6-3 season record. The Blue Flashes come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 54-48 non-league win over Washington-Wilkes (Washington, GA).