The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Smithsburg Leopards (Smithsburg, MD) and the host Clear Spring Blazers (Clear Spring, MD), observed Smithsburg's basketball team overwhelm Clear Spring by a score of 66-31.

The Leopards (2-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Heritage Academy (Hagerstown, MD). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 11-1 record. In their last challenge, Heritage Academy trounced Calvary Christian Academy (Cresaptown, MD), 66-39, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Blazers encounter the Middletown Knights (Middletown, MD) in a CMC challenge, on Wednesday, January 15. Clear Spring will attempt to improve on its 0-7 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 69-47 league win over Boonsboro (Boonsboro, MD).