Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Richlands Wildcats (Richlands, NC) and the visiting East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC), saw Richlands's basketball squad overcome East Duplin by a tally of 55-42.

With the victory, Richlands improves its record to 8-3 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Dixon (Holly Ridge, NC) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 13. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 2-9. Dixon lost 37-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Croatan (Newport, NC)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs (Teachey, NC) in a challenge, on Friday, January 13. East Duplin will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 72-30 non-league loss to Kinston (Kinston, NC).