The North Pitt Panthers nipped the visiting Ayden - Grifton Chargers basketball squad by a final score of 61-56 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Panthers face the South Central Falcons (Winterville, NC) in a non-league outing, on Friday, December 27. North Pitt will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Falcons enter the outing with a 4-3 record after their 72-58 league loss to J.H. Rose (Greenville, NC).

The Chargers (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against Martin County (Williamston, NC). The Gators enter the non-league outing with a 4-2 record. In their last outing, Martin County was nipped by South Central (Winterville, NC), 61-49, in a non-league outing.