Leesville Road Pride (Raleigh, NC) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Wake Forest Cougars (Wake Forest, NC), 63-60 in a league bout.

With the victory, Leesville Road upgrades its record to 5-9 on the campaign. The Pride host Wakefield (Raleigh, NC) to play the Wolverines in a 4A Conference 11 game on Friday, January 17. The Wolverines enter the game with a record of 4-8. Wakefield lost 73-44 in their recent league game against Broughton (Raleigh, NC)

With the defeat, Wake Forest moves to 6-8 on the year. The Cougars travel to Enloe (Raleigh, NC) to face the Eagles in a 4A Conference 11 game on Friday, January 17. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 2-10. Enloe won 79-71 in their recent league game against Sanderson (Raleigh, NC)