In Friday's non-league test, the Wilcox County Patriots (Rochelle, GA) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane (Fitzgerald, GA), by a score of 54-44.

Next, the Patriots encounter the Montgomery County Eagles (Mt. Vernon, GA) in a A D2 Region 4 test, on Friday, January 3. Wilcox County will attempt to improve on its 7-1 season record.

The Purple Hurricane (1-5) will now prepare for their test against Brantley County (Nahunta, GA). The Herons come into the A D1 Region 1 test with a 6-4 record. In their last test, Brantley County beat Pierce County (Blackshear, GA), 59-30, in a non-league test.