In Monday's non-league outing, the Paideia Academy Knights (Knoxville, TN) basketball squad edged the host Temple Baptist Academy Royal Crusaders (Powell, TN), by a count of 58-53.

The Royal Crusaders now hold a 8-7 record. They play next when they travel to Calvary Baptist for a Tennessee Christian - South outing on Tuesday, February 6. Temple Baptist Academy will clash with a Crusaders squad coming off a 65-32 league loss to Temple Baptist Academy (Powell, TN). The Crusaders record now stands at 0-1.