Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Gordo Green Wave (Gordo, AL) and the visiting Winfield Pirates (Winfield, AL), saw Gordo's basketball squad hold off Winfield by a tally of 60-57.

With the victory, Gordo improves its record to 8-4 on the campaign. The Green Wave travel to Lamar County (Vernon, AL) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 6-7.

Next up, the Pirates confront the Fayette County Tigers (Fayette, AL) in a 3A Area 10 challenge, on Friday, January 12. Winfield will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 8-11 record after their 40-39 league loss to Gordo (Gordo, AL).