In Wednesday's non-league outing, the North Country Union Falcons (Newport, VT) basketball squad edged the visiting U-32 Raiders (Montpelier, VT), by a count of 64-58.

The Falcons (1-0) will now prepare for their outing against Mt. Mansfield (Jericho, VT). The Cougars go into the Metro outing with a 1-0 record. In their last outing, Mt. Mansfield held off Essex (Essex Junction, VT), 56-46, in a league outing.

The Raiders now hold a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Harwood for a Capital outing on Friday, December 15. U-32 will clash with a Highlanders squad coming off a 73-30 non-league win over Enosburg Falls (Enosburg Falls, VT). The Highlanders record now stands at 1-0.