In Friday's league outing, the Gates County Red Barons (Gatesville, NC) basketball squad edged the visiting Perquimans Pirates (Hertford, NC), by a count of 43-40.

The Red Barons (4-10) will now prepare for their outing against Tarboro (Tarboro, NC). The Vikings go into the 1A Four Rivers outing with a 4-11 record. In their last outing, Tarboro was tipped by Washington County (Plymouth, NC), 65-53, in a league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 4-14 record. They play next when they travel to Washington County for a 1A Four Rivers outing on Tuesday, January 30. Perquimans will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 65-53 league win over Tarboro (Tarboro, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 13-0.