In Tuesday's league outing, the Purnell Swett Rams (Pembroke, NC) basketball squad nipped the host Cape Fear Colts (Fayetteville, NC), by a margin of 47-45.

The Rams (5-9) will now prepare for their outing against Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC). The Buccaneers go into the outing with a 4-9 record. In their last outing, Jack Britt got by Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC), 50-45, in a non-league outing.

The Colts now own a 9-5 record. They play next when they travel to Seventy-First for a non-league outing on Friday, January 27. Cape Fear will clash with a Falcons squad coming off a 46-23 non-league win over Gray's Creek (Hope Mills, NC). The Falcons record now stands at 11-1.