Richlands Blue Tornado (Richlands, VA) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Tazewell Bulldogs (Tazewell, VA), 73-70 in a league bout.

With the win, Richlands upgrades its record to 5-9 on the season. The Blue Tornado travel to Hurley (Hurley, VA) to clash with the Rebels in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 21. The Rebels go into the bout with a record of 3-10. Hurley lost 80-47 in their recent non-league bout against Montcalm (Montcalm, WV)

Next up, the Bulldogs clash with the Graham G-Men (Bluefield, VA) in a Southwest bout, on Tuesday, January 24. Tazewell will attempt to upgrade on its 3-12 season record.