The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Providence Grove Patriots (Franklinville, NC) and the visiting Southwestern Randolph Cougars (Asheboro, NC), observed Providence Grove's basketball team edge Southwestern Randolph by a score of 47-44.

The Patriots (9-5) will now prepare for their bout against Eastern Randolph (Ramseur, NC). The Wildcats go into the non-league bout with a 4-6 record.

With the loss, Southwestern Randolph falls to 8-9 on the campaign. The Cougars host South Stanly (Norwood, NC) to play the Rowdy Rebel Bulls in a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 29. The Rowdy Rebel Bulls go into the bout with a record of 4-8.