The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Central Knights (Providence, RI) and the visiting Cumberland Clippers (Cumberland, RI), observed Central's basketball team edge Cumberland by a score of 72-71.

The Knights (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against East Providence (East Providence, RI). The Townies come into the non-league challenge with a 3-1 record.

In their next game, the Clippers battle the Cranston East Thunderbolts (Cranston, RI) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 23. Cumberland will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Thunderbolts come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 62-25 non-league loss to Westerly (Westerly, RI).