Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Jacksonville Cardinals (Jacksonville, NC) and the host New Bern Bears (New Bern, NC), saw Jacksonville's basketball squad wallop New Bern by a tally of 38-14.

With the victory, Jacksonville improves its record to 7-0 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Heide Trask (Rocky Point, NC) to confront the Titans in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, January 4. The Titans come into the challenge with a record of 2-4. Heide Trask lost 47-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Swansboro (Swansboro, NC)

Next up, the Bears confront the West Craven Eagles (Vanceboro, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 21. New Bern will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 68-54 non-league win over Washington (Washington, NC).