Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Alexander Cougars (Douglasville, GA) and the visiting South Paulding Spartans (Douglasville, GA), saw Alexander's basketball squad hold off South Paulding by a tally of 54-50.

With the victory, Alexander improves its record to 22-5 on the campaign. The Cougars host Rome (Rome, GA) to confront the Wolves in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, February 22. The Wolves come into the challenge with a record of 15-13. Rome lost 66-59 in their recent non-league challenge against Sequoyah (Canton, GA)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Sequoyah Chiefs (Canton, GA) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 22. South Paulding will attempt to improve on its 21-7 season record. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a 17-11 record after their 66-59 non-league win over Rome (Rome, GA).