Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Falls Lake Firebirds (Creedmoor, NC) and the visiting Franklin Academy Patriots (Wake Forest, NC), saw Falls Lake's basketball squad wallop Franklin Academy by a tally of 65-21.

With the victory, Falls Lake improves its record to 18-0 on the campaign. The Firebirds host East Wake Academy (Zebulon, NC) to play the Eagles in a 1A/2A Conference 12 challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 5-7. East Wake Academy won 54-35 in their recent league challenge against Research Triangle (Research Triangle Park, NC)

Next up, the Patriots play the Raleigh Charter Phoenix (Raleigh, NC) in a 1A/2A Conference 12 challenge, on Monday, January 23. Franklin Academy will attempt to improve on its 8-12 season record. The Phoenix come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 37-0 league loss to NCSSM: Durham (Durham, NC).