Cartersville Hurricanes (Cartersville, GA) backers were pleased Wednesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting North Paulding Wolfpack (Dallas, GA), 63-56 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Cartersville upgrades its record to 4-8 on the campaign. The Hurricanes travel to Rockmart (Rockmart, GA) to play the Yellowjackets in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 6. The Yellowjackets come into the bout with a record of 12-1. Rockmart lost 69-66 in their recent league bout against Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA)

Next up, the Wolfpack play the East Paulding Raiders (Dallas, GA) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 5. North Paulding will attempt to upgrade on its 4-12 season record. The Raiders come into the bout with a 6-6 record after their 64-57 non-league win over Marietta (Marietta, GA).