In Friday's league outing, the Patton Panthers (Morganton, NC) basketball squad nipped the visiting Brevard Blue Devils (Brevard, NC), by a margin of 60-53.

The Panthers (10-11) will now prepare for their outing against Chase (Forest City, NC). The Trojans go into the 2A Conference 41 outing with a 7-15 record. In their last outing, Chase got by Forestview (Gastonia, NC), 59-58, in a non-league outing.

The Blue Devils now own a 15-7 record. They play next when they host Hendersonville for a 2A Conference 41 outing on Tuesday, February 7. Brevard will clash with a Bearcats squad coming off a 70-61 non-league win over West Henderson (Hendersonville, NC). The Bearcats record now stands at 19-3.