In Saturday's league outing, the Northeastern Eagles (Elizabeth City, NC) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Hertford County Bears (Ahoskie, NC), by a margin of 68-44.

The Eagles (11-4) will now prepare for their outing against Bertie (Windsor, NC). The Falcons go into the Northeastern Coastal 2A outing with a 5-9 record. In their last outing, Bertie was trounced by Riverside (Williamston, NC), 61-37, in a non-league outing.

The Bears now own a 8-8 record. They play next when they host Pasquotank County for a Northeastern Coastal 2A outing on Friday, January 26. Hertford County will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 71-32 league loss to Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 1-12.