The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hale County Wildcats (Moundville, AL) and the visiting Hillcrest Patriots (Tuscaloosa, AL), observed Hale County's basketball team edge Hillcrest by a score of 70-66.

The Wildcats (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Greensboro (Greensboro, AL). The Raiders come into the 3A Area 7 challenge with a 4-3 record.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Russellville Golden Tigers (Russellville, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 9. Hillcrest will attempt to improve on its 11-1 season record. The Golden Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 80-70 non-league win over Haleyville (Haleyville, AL).