The Seventy-First Falcons basketball team (Fayetteville, NC), was nudged 25-23 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Fairmont Golden Tornadoes (Fairmont, NC)

The Golden Tornadoes now possess a 2-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Lumberton for a non-league battle on Friday, December 1. Fairmont will confront a Pirates team coming off a 22-11 non-league loss to Fairmont (Fairmont, NC). The Pirates record now stands at 0-1.

The Falcons (0-1) will now prepare for their battle against Hoke County (Raeford, NC). The Bucks come into the non-league battle with a 1-0 record. In their last battle, Hoke County edged Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC), 77-55, in a non-league battle.