The Swain County Maroon Devils ran past the visiting Mitchell Mountaineers basketball team by a final score of 82-68 in Wednesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Maroon Devils face the North Buncombe Black Hawks (Weaverville, NC) in a non-league game, on Thursday, December 28. Swain County will attempt to move on its 7-3 season record. The Black Hawks enter the game with a 5-5 record after their 81-70 non-league loss to Andrews (Andrews, NC).

With the defeat, Mitchell moves to 3-5 on the year. The Mountaineers travel to Hiwassee Dam (Murphy, NC) to face the Eagles in a non-league game on Thursday, December 28. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 2-6. Hiwassee Dam lost 69-50 in their recent non-league game against Madison (Marshall, NC)