Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Leroy Bears (Leroy, AL) and the host Fruitdale Pirates (Fruitdale, AL), saw Leroy's basketball squad wallop Fruitdale by a count of 51-16.

With the victory, Leroy upgrades its record to 9-5 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Washington County (Chatom, AL) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Sunday, January 14. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 10-0.

Next up, the Pirates play the McIntosh Demons (McIntosh, AL) in a 1A Area 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Fruitdale will attempt to upgrade on its 3-9 season record. The Demons come into the challenge with a 3-7 record after their 40-14 non-league loss to Jackson (Jackson, AL).