The Jacksonville Cardinals (Jacksonville, NC) basketball edged the visiting New Bern Bears (New Bern, NC), 42-41 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 5-5 record. They play next when they travel to Northside - Jacksonville for a bout on Wednesday, January 29. Jacksonville will play a Monarchs team coming off a 50-38 non-league win over D.H. Conley (Greenville, NC). The Monarchs record now stands at 8-3.

With the loss, New Bern falls to 4-9 on the campaign. The Bears host South Central (Winterville, NC) to play the Falcons in a bout on Friday, January 31. The Falcons go into the bout with a record of 9-2. South Central won 60-52 in their recent league bout against Havelock (Havelock, NC)