The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Salem Spartans (Salem, VA) and the host Patrick Henry Patriots (Roanoke, VA), observed Salem's basketball team edge Patrick Henry by a score of 54-47.

The Spartans (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Northside (Roanoke, VA). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 10-1 record. In their last challenge, Northside edged Staunton River (Moneta, VA), 81-25, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Pulaski County Cougars (Dublin, VA) in a River Ridge challenge, on Wednesday, January 15. Patrick Henry will attempt to improve on its 7-3 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 4-9 record after their 47-43 league win over Christiansburg (Christiansburg, VA).