The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Kinston Vikings (Kinston, NC) and the host Southwest Onslow Stallions (Jacksonville, NC), observed Kinston's basketball team knock off Southwest Onslow by a score of 51-37.

The Vikings (11-1) will now prepare for their challenge against James Kenan (Warsaw, NC). The Tigers come into the 2A East Central challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, James Kenan prevailed over South Lenoir (Deep Run, NC), 51-29, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Stallions battle the South Lenoir Blue Devils (Deep Run, NC) in a 2A East Central challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Southwest Onslow will attempt to improve on its 6-4 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 51-29 league loss to James Kenan (Warsaw, NC).