The Hopewell Blue Devils (Hopewell, VA) basketball edged the visiting Petersburg Crimson Wave (Petersburg, VA), 47-46 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Blue Devils now possess a 8-1 record. They play next when they travel to Thomas Dale for a non-league bout on Friday, January 17. Hopewell will play a Knights team coming off a 38-36 non-league loss to Matoaca (Chesterfield, VA). The Knights record now stands at 5-4.

With the loss, Petersburg falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Crimson wave host Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights, VA) to play the Colonials in a non-league bout on Friday, January 17. The Colonials go into the bout with a record of 2-8. Colonial Heights lost 57-44 in their recent non-league bout against Dinwiddie (Dinwiddie, VA)