In Friday's non-league outing, the South Carroll Cavaliers (Sykesville, MD) basketball squad nipped the host Catoctin Cougars (Thurmont, MD), by a margin of 75-69.

The Cavaliers (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Francis Scott Key (Union Bridge, MD). The Eagles go into the Carroll County outing with a 2-9 record. In their last outing, Francis Scott Key was tipped by Manchester Valley (Manchester, MD), 57-45, in a league outing.

The Cougars now own a 3-6 record. They play next when they host Linganore for a CMC outing on Tuesday, January 16. Catoctin will encounter a Lancers squad coming off a 77-74 league loss to Middletown (Middletown, MD). The Lancers record now stands at 7-6.