In Friday's non-league outing, the Cherryville Ironmen (Cherryville, NC) basketball squad edged the visiting Piedmont Community Charter Patriots (Gastonia, NC), by a count of 46-41.

The Ironmen (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Shelby (Shelby, NC). The Golden Lions go into the non-league outing with a 1-1 record.

The Patriots now hold a 4-3 record. They play next when they host Sugar Creek for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 19. Piedmont Community Charter will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 40-33 non-league win over Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-4.