Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Southern Wayne Saints (Dudley, NC) and the visiting West Johnston Wildcats (Benson, NC), saw Southern Wayne's basketball squad overcome West Johnston by a tally of 47-28.

With the victory, Southern Wayne improves its record to 13-5 on the campaign. The Saints travel to Hunt (Wilson, NC) to confront the Warriors in a 3A Conference 21 challenge on Friday, January 27. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 7-10. Hunt won 51-12 in their recent league challenge against Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield, NC)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the East Wake Warriors (Wendell, NC) in a 3A Conference 21 challenge, on Friday, January 27. West Johnston will attempt to improve on its 9-8 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 7-11 record after their 57-55 league loss to C.B. Aycock (Pikeville, NC).