In Thursday's non-league outing, the Pickens Blue Flame (Pickens, SC) basketball squad nipped the host Pendleton Bulldogs (Pendleton, SC), by a margin of 48-41.

The Blue Flame (2-6) will now prepare for their outing against Crescent (Iva, SC). The Tigers go into the non-league outing with a 1-2 record. In their last outing, Crescent got by Emerald (Greenwood, SC), 57-49, in a non-league outing.

The Bulldogs now own a 1-6 record. They take the field next when they host Walhalla for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 3.