Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Loranger Wolves (Loranger, LA) and the host Salmen Spartans (Slidell, LA), saw Loranger's basketball squad hold off Salmen by a tally of 45-44.

With the victory, Loranger improves its record to 6-14 on the campaign. The Wolves travel to Archbishop Hannan (Covington, LA) to confront the Hawks in a 4A District 8 challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 16-9. Archbishop Hannan lost 69-38 in their recent league challenge against Pearl River (Pearl River, LA)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Northshore Panthers (Slidell, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 27. Salmen will attempt to improve on its 11-14 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 18-10 record after their 49-39 league loss to Fontainebleau (Mandeville, LA).