The Croatan Cougars (Newport, NC) basketball were winner over the visiting East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC), 40-32 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to East Carteret for a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 3. Croatan will play a Mariners team coming off a 48-35 non-league loss to West Craven (Vanceboro, NC). The Mariners record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, East Duplin falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Hoggard (Wilmington, NC) to play the Vikings in a non-league test on Tuesday, December 9. The Vikings come into the test with a record of 2-0.