The South Creek Cougars basketball team (Robersonville, NC), was nudged 40-39 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Perquimans Pirates (Hertford, NC)

The Pirates now sport a 1-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Camden County for a non-league battle on Wednesday, February 1. Perquimans will battle a Bruins team coming off a 55-7 non-league loss to Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC). The Bruins record now stands at 2-12.

The Cougars (7-7) will now prepare for their battle against Bertie (Windsor, NC). The Falcons come into the non-league battle with a 7-6 record.