Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Northern Patriots (Owings, MD) and the visiting McDonough Rams (Pomfret, MD), saw Northern's basketball squad knock off McDonough by a count of 54-39.

With the victory, Northern upgrades its record to 12-8 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Huntingtown (Huntingtown, MD) to play the Hurricanes in a Southern Maryland challenge on Friday, February 16. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a record of 13-8. Huntingtown won 46-21 in their recent league challenge against Lackey (Indian Head, MD)

Next up, the Rams play the Calvert Cavaliers (Prince Frederick, MD) in a Southern Maryland challenge, on Friday, February 16. McDonough will attempt to upgrade on its 10-9 season record. The Cavaliers come into the challenge with a 2-19 record after their 58-17 league loss to Leonardtown (Leonardtown, MD).