The Freedom Patriots bounced the host Draughn Wildcats basketball squad by a final score of 66-18 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

Coming up next, the Patriots confront the Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 9. Freedom will attempt to better on its 8-0 season record. The Pioneers go into the game with a 6-1 record after their 59-56 non-league loss to A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, NC).

With the loss, Draughn falls to 0-9 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Hibriten (Lenoir, NC) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Friday, January 9. The Panthers enter the outing with a record of 4-1. Hibriten won 55-44 in their recent non-league outing against CHASE (Forest City, NC)