Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Monroe Golden Tornadoes (Albany, GA) and the visiting Calhoun County Cougars (Edison, GA), saw Monroe's basketball squad hold off Calhoun County by a tally of 51-46.

With the victory, Monroe improves its record to 14-2 on the campaign. The Golden Tornadoes travel to Westover (Albany, GA) to confront the Patriots in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 8-7. Westover won 64-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Colquitt County (Norman Park, GA)

Next up, the Cougars confront the Quitman County Hornets (Georgetown, GA) in a A D2 Region 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Calhoun County will attempt to improve on its 11-4 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 66-41 non-league win over Southwest Georgia STEM Charter (Shellman, GA).