The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Lincolnton Wolves (Lincolnton, NC) and the host West Lincoln Rebels (Lincolnton, NC), observed Lincolnton's basketball team knock off West Lincoln by a score of 40-29.

The Wolves (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Bandys (Catawba, NC). The Trojans go into the 2A Catawba Valley bout with a 7-3 record. In their last bout, Bandys was beaten by North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC), 68-42, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, West Lincoln falls to 2-10 on the campaign. The Rebels host Bunker Hill (Claremont, NC) to play the Bears in a 2A Catawba Valley bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 3-9. Bunker Hill lost 65-27 in their recent non-league bout against Hickory (Hickory, NC)