The Middle Creek Mustangs (Apex, NC) basketball edged the visiting Apex Friendship Patriots (Apex, NC), 58-55 in Friday's league bout.

The Mustangs now possess a 5-3 record. They play next when they travel to Holly Springs for a 4A Southeast Wake game on Tuesday, December 17. Middle Creek will confront a Golden Hawks team coming off a 70-63 league win over Green Hope (Cary, NC). The Golden Hawks record now stands at 6-1.

With the loss, Apex Friendship falls to 5-3 on the campaign. The Patriots host Green Hope (Cary, NC) to confront the Falcons in a 4A Southeast Wake game on Tuesday, December 17. The Falcons go into the game with a record of 5-4. Green Hope lost 70-63 in their recent league battle against Holly Springs (Holly Springs, NC)