Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Homewood Patriots (Homewood, AL) and the visiting Jackson-Olin Mustangs (Birmingham, AL), saw Homewood's basketball squad wallop Jackson-Olin by a count of 54-14.

With the victory, Homewood upgrades its record to 17-3 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Minor (Adamsville, AL) to play the Tigers in a 6A Area 9 challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 12-7.

Next up, the Mustangs play the Parker Thundering Herd (Birmingham, AL) in a 6A Area 9 challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Jackson-Olin will attempt to upgrade on its 9-7 season record. The Thundering Herd come into the challenge with a 13-4 record after their 58-40 non-league win over Pinson Valley (Pinson, AL).