The Riverside-Durham Pirates basketball squad (Durham, NC), was nudged 64-59 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host South Garner Titans (Garner, NC)

With the victory, South Garner advances its record to 3-5 on the year. The Titans travel to Sanderson (Raleigh, NC) to meet the Spartans in a non-league battle on Monday, January 5. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 3-5. Sanderson lost 49-47 in their recent non-league battle against Wake Forest (Wake Forest, NC)

The Pirates now own a 7-1 record. They play next when they travel to Northern Nash for a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 20. Riverside-Durham will battle a Knights team coming off a 81-54 non-league win over Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro, NC). The Knights record now stands at 7-0.