The Grimsley Whirlies basketball team (Greensboro, NC), was nudged 40-36 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Western Guilford Hornets (Greensboro, NC)

The Hornets now possess a 6-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Northern Guilford for a non-league battle on Friday, January 12. Western Guilford will confront a Nighthawks team coming off a 58-47 league win over Southwest Guilford (High Point, NC). The Nighthawks record now stands at 11-2.

The Whirlies (8-1) will now prepare for their battle against Page (Greensboro, NC). The Pirates come into the non-league battle with a 6-1 record. In their last battle, Page was nudged by Western Guilford (Greensboro, NC), 52-47, in a non-league battle.