Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Hayden Wildcats (Hayden, AL) and the host Carver Birmingham Rams (Birmingham, AL), saw Hayden's basketball squad hold off Carver Birmingham by a tally of 39-37.

With the victory, Hayden improves its record to 2-16 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Locust Fork (Locust Fork, AL) to confront the Hornets in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 22. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 15-3. Locust Fork won 71-44 in their recent league challenge against Cleveland (Cleveland, AL)

Next up, the Rams confront the Jasper Vikings (Jasper, AL) in a 5A Area 10 challenge, on Friday, January 26. Carver Birmingham will attempt to improve on its 2-15 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 19-4 record after their 95-17 league win over Hayden (Hayden, AL).