The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane (Fitzgerald, GA) and the host Worth County Rams (Sylvester, GA), observed Fitzgerald's basketball squad hold off Worth County by a count of 95-90.

With the victory, Fitzgerald advances its record to 14-4 on the year. The Purple Hurricane host Bacon County (Alma, GA) to meet the Raiders in a A D1 Region 1 battle on Friday, January 30. The Raiders enter the challenge with a record of 9-14. Bacon County lost 63-54 in their recent league challenge against Berrien (Nashville, GA)

In their next game, the Rams battle the Ware County Gators (Waycross, GA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 29. Worth County will attempt to improve on its 5-14 season record. The Gators come into the challenge with a 19-3 record after their 77-56 league win over Wayne County (Jesup, GA).