The Arendell Parrott Academy Patriots (Kinston, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Wayne Christian Eagles (Goldsboro, NC), 45-39 in Tuesday's league test.

The Patriots (14-5) will now prepare for their test against Greenfield (Wilson, NC). The Knights go into the NCISAA Coastal Plain test with a 13-9 record. In their last test, Greenfield got by John Paul II Catholic (Greenville, NC), 51-42, in a league test.

The Eagles now own a 8-7 record. They play next when they host Wayne Country Day for a NCISAA Coastal Plain test on Friday, January 27. Wayne Christian will encounter a Chargers squad coming off a 67-17 league win over Epiphany (New Bern, NC). The Chargers record now stands at 19-1.