The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the West Charlotte Lions (Charlotte, NC) and the host West Mecklenburg Hawks (Charlotte, NC), observed West Charlotte's basketball team overwhelm West Mecklenburg by a score of 55-34.

The Lions (6-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Hopewell (Huntersville, NC). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Hopewell was routed by Mallard Creek (Charlotte, NC), 42-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Hough Huskies (Cornelius, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. West Mecklenburg will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 31-21 non-league win over Chambers (Charlotte, NC).