The Colonial Beach Drifters basketball team scored 44 points and limited the host Essex Trojans to 32 in the Drifters league triumph on Tuesday.

The Drifters now possess a 9-1 record. They play next when they host Northumberland for a Northern Neck game on Thursday, January 16. Colonial Beach will confront a Indians team coming off a 55-31 league loss to Westmoreland (Montross, VA). The Indians record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Essex falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Lancaster (Lancaster, VA) to confront the Red Devils in a Northern Neck game on Thursday, January 16. The Red Devils go into the game with a record of 5-3. Lancaster lost 34-23 in their recent league game against Rappahannock (Warsaw, VA)