Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Croatan Cougars (Newport, NC) and the visiting Southside Seahawks (Chocowinity, NC), saw Croatan's basketball squad overcome Southside by a tally of 48-39.

With the victory, Croatan improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Northside - Pinetown (Pinetown, NC) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 16. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 3-2. Northside - Pinetown won 54-32 in their recent league challenge against Lejeune (Camp Lejeune, NC)

Next up, the Seahawks play the Mattamuskeet Lakers (Swan Quarter, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Southside will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record. The Lakers come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 50-14 non-league win over Columbia (Columbia, NC).