The Ariton Purple Cats basketball squad scored 32 points and restricted the visiting Northside Methodist Academy Knights to 25 in the Purple Cats non-league victory on Thursday.

With the victory, Ariton upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Purple Cats travel to Daleville (Daleville, AL) to play the Warhawks in a non-league bout on Friday, December 2. The Warhawks come into the bout with a record of 1-0. Daleville won 21-16 in their recent non-league bout against Emmanuel Christian (Dothan, AL)

Next up, the Knights play the Wicksburg Panthers (Newton, AL) in a non-league bout, on Monday, December 5. Northside Methodist Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 4-1 season record. The Panthers come into the bout with a 2-2 record after their 65-57 non-league win over Slocomb (Slocomb, AL).