Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Jacksonville Cardinals (Jacksonville, NC) and the host Heide Trask Titans (Rocky Point, NC), saw Jacksonville's basketball squad wallop Heide Trask by a tally of 63-31.

With the victory, Jacksonville improves its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to D.H. Conley (Greenville, NC) to play the Vikings in a 3A/4A Conference 19 challenge on Friday, January 6. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 13-2. D.H. Conley won 55-28 in their recent league challenge against J.H. Rose (Greenville, NC)

Next up, the Titans play the West Columbus Vikings (Cerro Gordo, NC) in a 1A/2A Conference 5 challenge, on Friday, January 6. Heide Trask will attempt to improve on its 0-10 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 48-7 non-league loss to Lake View (Lake View, SC).