The Statesville Greyhounds basketball team (Statesville, NC), was toppled 40-29 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Carson Cougars (China Grove, NC)

The Cougars now possess a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Concord for a battle on Friday, January 19. Carson will confront a Spiders team coming off a 34-29 league win over Central Cabarrus (Concord, NC). The Spiders record now stands at 10-3.

The Greyhounds (0-9) will now prepare for their battle against St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Indians come into the non-league battle with a 7-5 record. In their last battle, St. Stephens was toppled by Hickory (Hickory, NC), 41-37, in a non-league battle.