In Friday's non-league outing, the Valor Preparatory Academy Owls (Concord, NC) basketball squad beat the visiting Jackson Day Mariners (Charlotte, NC), by a count of 70-50.

The Owls (8-7) will now prepare for their outing against Queen's Grant (Matthews, NC). The Stallions go into the 1A Metro 8 outing with a 8-9 record. In their last outing, Queen's Grant was topped by Carolina International (Concord, NC), 79-50, in a league outing.

The Mariners now hold a 10-14 record. They play next when they host NorthPoint Christian Academy for a Metro Area outing on Monday, January 22. Jackson Day will clash with a NightHawks squad coming off a 77-52 league win over Walnut Grove Christian (Fort Mill, SC). The NightHawks record now stands at 11-5.