The Keyser Golden Tornado (Keyser, WV) basketball nipped the host Southern Rams (Oakland, MD), 59-53 in Friday's non-league test.

The Golden Tornado (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Mountain Ridge (Frostburg, MD). The go into the non-league test with a 2-0 record. In their last test, Mountain Ridge got by Frankfort (Ridgeley, WV), 58-34, in a non-league test.

The Rams now own a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bishop Walsh for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 23. Southern will clash with a Spartans squad coming off a 70-54 non-league loss to Musselman (Inwood, WV). The Spartans record now stands at 2-2.