The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Pine Forest Trojans (Fayetteville, NC) and the visiting Purnell Swett Rams (Pembroke, NC), observed Pine Forest's basketball team knock off Purnell Swett by a score of 57-47.

The Trojans (5-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Harnett Central (Angier, NC). The Trojans come into the challenge with a 9-1 record. In their last challenge, Harnett Central prevailed over Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC), 57-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rams encounter the South View Tigers (Hope Mills, NC) in a challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Purnell Swett will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 59-48 league loss to Lumberton (Lumberton, NC).