The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Thornwell Saints (Clinton, SC) and the host Ware Shoals Hornets (Ware Shoals, SC), observed Thornwell's basketball team knock off Ware Shoals by a score of 71-61.

The Saints (6-11) will now prepare for their challenge against South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind (Spartanburg, SC). The Hornets come into the A Region 1 challenge with a 0-9 record. In their last challenge, South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind was knocked off by Dixie (Due West, SC), 49-30, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Whitmire Wolverines (Whitmire, SC) in a A Region 1 challenge, on Wednesday, February 5. Ware Shoals will attempt to improve on its 8-12 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 2-18 record after their 86-26 league loss to Abbeville (Abbeville, SC).