Fans at Friday's league challenge between the East Carteret Mariners (Beaufort, NC) and the host Pender Patriots (Burgaw, NC), saw East Carteret's basketball squad overcome Pender by a tally of 55-43.

With the victory, East Carteret improves its record to 6-0 on the campaign. The Mariners travel to Richlands (Richlands, NC) to confront the Wildcats in a Coastal 8 1A/2A challenge on Tuesday, February 2. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 0-5. Richlands lost 71-34 in their recent league challenge against East Carteret (Beaufort, NC)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Richlands Wildcats (Richlands, NC) in a Coastal 8 1A/2A challenge, on Wednesday, February 3. Pender will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record.