The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Salem Spartans (Salem, VA) and the host Patrick Henry Patriots (Roanoke, VA), observed Salem's basketball team knock off Patrick Henry by a score of 43-35.

The Spartans (7-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Northside (Roanoke, VA). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 9-1 record. In their last challenge, Northside prevailed over Staunton River (Moneta, VA), 44-28, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Pulaski County Cougars (Dublin, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 15. Patrick Henry will attempt to improve on its 5-2 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 53-45 non-league loss to Hidden Valley (Roanoke, VA).