The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bandys Trojans (Catawba, NC) and the visiting East Burke Cavaliers (Connelly Springs, NC), observed Bandys's basketball team edge East Burke by a score of 42-39.

The Trojans (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Lincolnton (Lincolnton, NC). The Wolves come into the non-league challenge with a 1-3 record. In their last challenge, Lincolnton was tipped by Newton-Conover (Newton, NC), 63-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cavaliers encounter the Newton-Conover Red Devils (Newton, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. East Burke will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Red Devils come into the challenge with a 7-0 record after their 63-45 non-league win over Lincolnton (Lincolnton, NC).