The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Fuquay - Varina Bengals (Fuquay-Varina, NC) and the host Cleveland Rams (Clayton, NC), observed Fuquay - Varina's basketball team overwhelm Cleveland by a margin of 76-52.

The Bengals (10-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh, NC). The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Southeast Raleigh trounced North Johnston (Kenly, NC), 61-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rams battle the Middle Creek Mustangs (Apex, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Cleveland will attempt to better on its 4-3 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 49-46 league loss to Holly Springs (Holly Springs, NC).