Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Vance County Vipers (Henderson, NC) and the host Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs (Durham, NC), saw Vance County's basketball squad hold off Durham School of the Arts by a tally of 61-58.

With the victory, Vance County improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Vipers travel to Granville Central (Stem, NC) to play the Panthers in a challenge on Tuesday, January 23. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 4-7. Granville Central lost 43-35 in their recent league challenge against J.F. Webb (Oxford, NC)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Louisburg Warriors (Louisburg, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Durham School of the Arts will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 9-3 record after their 58-45 non-league loss to Carrboro (Carrboro, NC).