In Thursday's non-league outing, the New Manna Christian Wind (Marion, NC) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Bethel Christian Academy Crusaders (Spruce Pine, NC), by a margin of 78-34.

The Wind (9-4) will now prepare for their outing against Victory Christian (Sylva, NC). The Cardinals go into the NCCSA A West Region 1 outing with a 8-7 record. In their last outing, Victory Christian smashed Southview Christian (Statesville, NC), 34-22, in a league outing.

The Crusaders now own a 4-9 record. They play next when they travel to Veritas Christian Academy for a non-league outing on Friday, February 2. Bethel Christian Academy will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 61-15 non-league win over Bethel Christian Academy (Spruce Pine, NC). The Warriors record now stands at 12-6.