The Patton Panthers tipped the visiting Draughn Wildcats basketball team by a final score of 52-47 in Wednesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Polk County Wolverines (Columbus, NC) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 16. Patton will attempt to move on its 4-3 season record. The Wolverines enter the game with a 1-3 record after their 59-42 non-league loss to Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC).

With the defeat, Draughn moves to 2-3 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Avery County (Newland, NC) to face the Vikings in a non-league game on Friday, December 16. The Vikings enter the game with a record of 4-4. Avery County won 73-14 in their recent non-league game against Rosman (Rosman, NC)