The New Bern Bears were victorious over the host Ayden - Grifton Chargers basketball squad by a final score of 40-28 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

Next, the Bears clash with the West Craven Eagles (Vanceboro, NC) in a non-league outing, on Friday, December 6. New Bern will attempt to upgrade on its 1-4 season record. The Eagles enter the outing with a 0-2 record after their 44-43 non-league loss to E.E. Smith (Fayetteville, NC).

The Chargers (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against South Lenoir (Deep Run, NC). The Blue Devils enter the non-league outing with a 0-3 record. In their last outing, South Lenoir was defeated by Clinton (Clinton, NC), 65-11, in a non-league outing.