The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Boaz Pirates (Boaz, AL) and the visiting Southside Panthers (Gadsden, AL), observed Boaz's basketball team overcome Southside by a score of 65-50.

The Pirates (10-17) will now prepare for their challenge against Kate Duncan Smith DAR (Grant, AL). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 13-12 record. In their last challenge, Kate Duncan Smith DAR defeated North Jackson (Stevenson, AL), 73-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Hokes Bluff Eagles (Hokes Bluff, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Southside will attempt to improve on its 12-14 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 18-8 record after their 61-51 non-league win over Cedar Bluff (Cedar Bluff, AL).