Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Elkins Tigers (Elkins, WV) and the visiting Lincoln Cougars (Shinnston, WV), saw Elkins's basketball squad knock off Lincoln by a count of 56-45.

With the victory, Elkins upgrades its record to 1-4 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Shady Spring (Shady Spring, WV) to play the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 5-1. Shady Spring won 70-51 in their recent non-league challenge against WestSide (Clear Fork, WV)

Next up, the Cougars play the Lewis County Minutemen (Weston, WV) in a Big Ten challenge, on Wednesday, January 10. Lincoln will attempt to upgrade on its 3-4 season record. The Minutemen come into the challenge with a 6-5 record after their 58-51 league loss to Preston (Kingwood, WV).