In Thursday's non-league outing, the McDowell Titans (Marion, NC) basketball squad felled the visiting South Caldwell Spartans (Hudson, NC), by a margin of 51-41.

The Titans (3-6) will now prepare for their outing against Avery County (Newland, NC). The Vikings go into the non-league outing with a 7-2 record. In their last outing, Avery County thwarted Draughn (Valdese, NC), 82-58, in a league outing.

The Spartans now own a 6-3 record. They play next when they travel to Maiden for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 20. South Caldwell will encounter a Blue Devils squad coming off a 50-40 league win over East Burke (Connelly Springs, NC). The Blue Devils record now stands at 7-0.