The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC) and the host North Iredell Raiders (Olin, NC), observed East Lincoln's basketball team overcome North Iredell by a score of 43-32.

The Mustangs (16-2) will now prepare for their challenge against North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC). The Knights come into the challenge with a 16-2 record. In their last challenge, North Lincoln defeated West Iredell (Statesville, NC), 37-35, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Raiders battle the West Iredell Warriors (Statesville, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 14. North Iredell will attempt to improve on its 9-12 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 6-12 record after their 37-35 league loss to North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC).