Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC) and the visiting North Iredell Raiders (Olin, NC), saw East Lincoln's basketball squad hold off North Iredell by a tally of 34-27.

With the victory, East Lincoln improves its record to 15-5 on the campaign. The Mustangs host North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC) to confront the Knights in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 16. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 19-1. North Lincoln won 66-62 in their recent league challenge against West Iredell (Statesville, NC)

Next up, the Raiders confront the West Iredell Warriors (Statesville, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 16. North Iredell will attempt to improve on its 10-11 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 6-12 record after their 66-62 league loss to North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC).