The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Purnell Swett Rams (Pembroke, NC) and the visiting Douglas Byrd Eagles (Fayetteville, NC), observed Purnell Swett's basketball team overwhelm Douglas Byrd by a margin of 57-31.

The Rams (3-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Lumberton (Lumberton, NC). The Pirates come into the 3A/4A United 8 challenge with a 12-3 record. In their last challenge, Lumberton trounced Seventy-First (Fayetteville, NC), 57-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC) in a 3A/4A United 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Douglas Byrd will attempt to better on its 4-9 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 8-3 record after their 49-42 non-league loss to West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC).