Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Swansboro Pirates (Swansboro, NC) and the visiting Richlands Wildcats (Richlands, NC), saw Swansboro's basketball squad knock off Richlands by a tally of 66-53.

With the victory, Swansboro improves its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Northside - Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC) to play the Monarchs in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 30. The Monarchs come into the challenge with a record of 7-5. Northside - Jacksonville won 53-46 in their recent non-league challenge against White Oak (Jacksonville, NC)

Next up, the Wildcats play the White Oak Vikings (Jacksonville, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. Richlands will attempt to improve on its 7-4 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 7-3 record after their 53-46 non-league loss to Northside - Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC).