Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the East Wilkes Cardinals (Ronda, NC) and the visiting Elkin Buckin' Elks (Elkin, NC), saw East Wilkes's basketball squad overcome Elkin by a tally of 69-50.

With the victory, East Wilkes improves its record to 7-11 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to South Stokes (Walnut Cove, NC) to confront the Sauras in a 1A Northwest challenge on Friday, February 2. The Sauras come into the challenge with a record of 18-1. South Stokes won 83-43 in their recent league challenge against Mount Airy (Mount Airy, NC)

Next up, the Buckin' Elks confront the Surry Central Golden Eagles (Dobson, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 2. Elkin will attempt to improve on its 4-14 season record. The Golden Eagles come into the challenge with a 14-4 record after their 58-46 league win over North Wilkes (Hays, NC).