The Blacksburg Bruins (Blacksburg, VA) basketball nipped the host Christiansburg Blue Demons (Christiansburg, VA), 37-34 in Friday's league test.

The Bruins (8-4) will now prepare for their test against Patrick Henry (Roanoke, VA). The Patriots go into the River Ridge test with a 9-4 record. In their last test, Patrick Henry got by Salem (Salem, VA), 67-32, in a league test.

The Blue Demons now own a 8-5 record. They play next when they host Rural Retreat for a non-league test on Monday, January 15. Christiansburg will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 65-13 league win over Northwood (Saltville, VA). The Indians record now stands at 9-5.