Ware Shoals Hornets (Ware Shoals, SC) fans went home pleased Thursday as they observed their basketball team edge the visiting GREEN Upstate Owls (Simpsonville, SC), 79-75 in a league challenge.

The Hornets (10-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Dixie (Due West, SC). The Hornets come into the A Region 1 challenge with a 13-9 record. In their last challenge, Dixie was tipped by Abbeville (Abbeville, SC), 59-36, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Owls encounter the Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes (Calhoun Falls, SC) in a A Region 1 challenge, on Friday, February 7. GREEN Upstate will attempt to improve on its 8-15 season record.