The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Riverside-Durham Pirates (Durham, NC) and the visiting Northern Durham Knights (Durham, NC), observed Riverside-Durham's basketball team edge Northern Durham by a score of 35-29.

The Pirates (4-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Hillside (Durham, NC). The Hornets come into the 4A DAC challenge with a 2-13 record. In their last challenge, Hillside was tipped by Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC), 73-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights battle the East Chapel Hill Wildcats (Chapel Hill, NC) in a 4A DAC challenge, on Monday, January 27. Northern Durham will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 4-13 record after their 67-30 league loss to Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC).