The Prince George Royals (Prince George, VA) basketball nipped the visiting Surry County Cougars (Dendron, VA), 53-50 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Royals (2-12) will now prepare for their test against Hopewell (Hopewell, VA). The Blue Devils go into the Central test with a 8-3 record.

The Cougars now own a 2-13 record. They play next when they travel to Southampton for a Tri-Rivers test on Friday, January 19. Surry County will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 61-22 league win over Appomattox Regional Governor's Arts & Tech (Petersburg, VA). The Indians record now stands at 7-6.