Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Tarboro Vikings (Tarboro, NC) and the host North East Carolina Prep (Tarboro, NC), saw Tarboro's basketball squad wallop North East Carolina Prep by a tally of 83-49.

With the victory, Tarboro improves its record to 2-9 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to SouthWest Edgecombe (Pinetops, NC) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 14. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 4-9. SouthWest Edgecombe lost 95-57 in their recent league challenge against Washington (Washington, NC)

Next up, the confront the Gates County Red Barons (Gatesville, NC) in a 1A Conference 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. North East Carolina Prep will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The Red Barons come into the challenge with a 6-8 record after their 62-48 league win over South Creek (Robersonville, NC).