The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Middle Creek Mustangs (Apex, NC) and the visiting Apex Cougars (Apex, NC), observed Middle Creek's basketball team overcome Apex by a margin of 51-40.

The Mustangs (9-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Holly Springs (Holly Springs, NC). The Golden Hawks come into the challenge with a 9-4 record. In their last challenge, Holly Springs defeated Green Hope (Cary, NC), 61-55, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the Panther Creek Catamounts (Cary, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 31. Apex will attempt to better on its 7-10 season record. The Catamounts come into the challenge with a 14-2 record after their 43-34 non-league win over Green Level (Cary, NC).