Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Friendship Christian Commanders (Lebanon, TN) and the visiting McGavock Raiders (Nashville, TN), saw Friendship Christian's basketball squad hold off McGavock by a count of 57-54.

With the victory, Friendship Christian upgrades its record to 2-9 on the campaign. The Commanders host Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville, TN) to play the Wildcats in a Division II-A Middle District 4 challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 10-4. Donelson Christian Academy won 61-15 in their recent non-league challenge against Hunters Lane (Nashville, TN)

Next up, the Raiders play the LEAD Academy Panthers (Nashville, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. McGavock will attempt to upgrade on its 6-3 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 2-9 record after their 60-49 non-league loss to Monterey (Monterey, TN).