The Porter Ridge Pirates basketball team (Indian Trail, NC), was nudged 44-41 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Ardrey Kell Knights (Charlotte, NC)

The Knights now sport a 1-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sun Valley for a non-league battle on Friday, December 9. Ardrey Kell will battle a Spartans team coming off a 50-39 non-league loss to East Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC). The Spartans record now stands at 1-2.

The Pirates (1-3) will now prepare for their battle against Carmel Christian (Matthews, NC). The Cougars come into the non-league battle with a 2-0 record. In their last battle, Carmel Christian edged South Charlotte Thunder (Matthews, NC), 61-42, in a non-league battle.