Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Bacon Academy Bobcats (Colchester, CT) and the visiting New London Whalers (New London, CT), saw Bacon Academy's basketball squad hold off New London by a count of 54-51.

With the victory, Bacon Academy upgrades its record to 16-3 on the campaign. The Bobcats host Killingly (Killingly, CT) to play the Redmen in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 10. The Redmen come into the challenge with a record of 11-6. Killingly won 53-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Norwich Free Academy (Norwich, CT)

Next up, the Whalers play the Waterford Lancers (Waterford, CT) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 10. New London will attempt to upgrade on its 13-5 season record. The Lancers come into the challenge with a 6-12 record after their 45-37 non-league win over East Lyme (East Lyme, CT).