The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Alleghany Trojans (Sparta, NC) and the host East Wilkes Cardinals (Ronda, NC), observed Alleghany's basketball team edge East Wilkes by a score of 50-45.

The Trojans (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against South Stokes (Walnut Cove, NC). The Sauras come into the non-league challenge with a 9-0 record. In their last challenge, South Stokes edged Elkin (Elkin, NC), 57-29, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Mount Airy Granite Bears (Mount Airy, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. East Wilkes will attempt to improve on its 10-6 season record. The Granite Bears come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 67-45 non-league win over North Stokes (Danbury, NC).