Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars (Pinetops, NC) and the visiting Tarboro Vikings (Tarboro, NC), saw SouthWest Edgecombe's basketball squad wallop Tarboro by a count of 56-25.

With the victory, SouthWest Edgecombe upgrades its record to 10-4 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to West Craven (Vanceboro, NC) to play the Eagles in a 2A Conference 4 challenge on Tuesday, January 17. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 6-9. West Craven lost 85-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC)

Next up, the Vikings play the South Creek Cougars (Robersonville, NC) in a 1A Conference 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Tarboro will attempt to upgrade on its 6-5 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 0-10 record after their 70-8 league loss to Gates County (Gatesville, NC).