The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Portsmouth Patriots (Portsmouth, RI) and the visiting Central Knights (Providence, RI), observed Portsmouth's basketball team knock off Central by a score of 58-40.

The Patriots (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against North Kingstown (North Kingstown, RI). The Skippers come into the non-league challenge with a 6-3 record. In their last challenge, North Kingstown prevailed over North Providence (North Providence, RI), 67-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Mt. Pleasant Kilties (Providence, RI) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 15. Central will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Kilties come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 52-37 non-league loss to Woonsocket (Woonsocket, RI).