Southside Seahawks (Chocowinity, NC) supporters left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Mattamuskeet Lakers (Swan Quarter, NC), 40-34 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Southside advances its record to 3-10 on the year. The Seahawks host Lejeune (Camp Lejeune, NC) to face the Devil Pups in a 1A/2A Coastal Plains match on Friday, January 17. The Devil Pups enter the match with a record of 5-5. Lejeune won 84-38 in their recent league match against Pamlico County (Bayboro, NC)

The Lakers now own a 1-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cape Hatteras for a 1A Atlantic match on Friday, January 17. Mattamuskeet will face a Hurricanes squad coming off a 64-43 league loss to Bear Grass Charter (Williamston, NC). The Hurricanes record now stands at 2-6.