Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Pine Forest Trojans (Fayetteville, NC) and the visiting Richmond Raiders (Rockingham, NC), saw Pine Forest's basketball squad hold off Richmond by a tally of 29-27.

With the victory, Pine Forest improves its record to 11-10 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Harnett Central (Angier, NC) to confront the Trojans in a 3A/4A Conference 23 challenge on Tuesday, February 7. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 0-19. Harnett Central lost 70-26 in their recent league challenge against Overhills (Spring Lake, NC)

Next up, the Raiders confront the Scotland Fighting Scots (Laurinburg, NC) in a 3A/4A Conference 24 challenge, on Friday, February 10. Richmond will attempt to improve on its 9-13 season record. The Fighting Scots come into the challenge with a 16-7 record after their 61-41 league win over Lee County (Sanford, NC).