Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Mars Hill Bible Panthers (Florence, AL) and the visiting Tharptown Wildcats (Russellville, AL), saw Mars Hill Bible's basketball squad wallop Tharptown by a tally of 73-23.

With the victory, Mars Hill Bible improves its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Panthers host Lexington (Lexington, AL) to confront the Golden Bears in a 2A Area 16 challenge on Friday, January 26. The Golden Bears come into the challenge with a record of 12-8.

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Sheffield Bulldogs (Sheffield, AL) in a 2A Area 16 challenge, on Friday, January 26. Tharptown will attempt to improve on its 4-11 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 7-6 record after their 49-37 league win over Hatton (Town Creek, AL).