The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Hickory Hawks (Chesapeake, VA) and the visiting Oscar Smith Tigers (Chesapeake, VA), observed Hickory's basketball team knock off Oscar Smith by a score of 47-35.

The Hawks (6-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA). The Bruins come into the Southeastern challenge with a 10-3 record. In their last challenge, Western Branch prevailed over Smithfield (Smithfield, VA), 61-31, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Lakeland Cavaliers (Suffolk, VA) in a Southeastern challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Oscar Smith will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Cavaliers come into the challenge with a 6-10 record after their 51-45 league win over Hickory (Chesapeake, VA).