The White Oak Vikings basketball team (Jacksonville, NC), was nudged 33-26 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Richlands Wildcats (Richlands, NC)

The Wildcats now possess a 11-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host West Carteret for a 3A Conference 16 battle on Tuesday, February 7. Richlands will confront a Patriots team coming off a 36-31 league win over Croatan (Newport, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 9-10.

The Vikings (1-16) will now prepare for their contest against Dixon (Holly Ridge, NC). The Bulldogs enter the 3A Conference 16 contest with a 7-11 record. In their last contest, Dixon was nudged by Swansboro (Swansboro, NC), 34-25, in a league contest.