The Research Triangle Raptors basketball team (Research Triangle Park, NC), dropped 50-30 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Franklin Academy Patriots (Wake Forest, NC)

The Patriots now possess a 10-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host River Mill for a non-league battle on Wednesday, February 7. Franklin Academy will confront a Jaguars team coming off a 55-9 league win over Southern Wake Academy (Holly Springs, NC). The Jaguars record now stands at 9-13.

The Raptors (2-11) will now prepare for their battle against NCSSM: Durham (Durham, NC). The Unicorns come into the 1A/2A Super Six battle with a 10-8 record. In their last battle, NCSSM: Durham dropped by Falls Lake (Creedmoor, NC), 55-37, in a league battle.