In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Freedom Patriots (Morganton, NC) basketball squad edged the visiting A.C. Reynolds Rockets (Asheville, NC), by a margin of 48-43.

The Patriots (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against T.C. Roberson (Asheville, NC). The Rams go into the non-league outing with a 2-5 record. In their last outing, T.C. Roberson was tipped by Watauga (Boone, NC), 52-51, in a non-league outing.

The Rockets now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they travel to Asheville for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 3. A.C. Reynolds will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 56-32 non-league win over Thomas Jefferson (Mooresboro, NC). The Cougars record now stands at 3-1.