Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Homewood Patriots (Homewood, AL) and the visiting Parker Thundering Herd (Birmingham, AL), saw Homewood's basketball squad knock off Parker by a count of 55-42.

With the victory, Homewood upgrades its record to 21-7 on the campaign. The Patriots host Bibb County (Centreville, AL) to play the Choctaws in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Choctaws come into the challenge with a record of 9-4. Bibb County won 47-31 in their recent league challenge against Montevallo (Montevallo, AL)

Next up, the Thundering Herd play the Minor Tigers (Adamsville, AL) in a 6A Area 9 challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Parker will attempt to upgrade on its 17-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 15-6 record after their 57-8 league win over Jackson-Olin (Birmingham, AL).