The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Grafton Bearcats (Grafton, WV) and the visiting Preston Knights (Kingwood, WV), observed Grafton's basketball team overcome Preston by a margin of 61-49.

The Bearcats (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Philip Barbour (Philippi, WV). The Colts come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record.

In their next game, the Knights battle the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears (Fairmont, WV) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Preston will attempt to better on its 3-2 season record. The Polar Bears come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 59-36 non-league win over Lewis County (Weston, WV).