The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the George C. Marshall Statesmen (Falls Church, VA) and the host Herndon Hornets (Herndon, VA), observed George C. Marshall's basketball team edge Herndon by a score of 56-50.

The Statesmen (9-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Colonial Forge (Stafford, VA). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 10-2 record. In their last challenge, Colonial Forge edged Riverbend (Fredericksburg, VA), 69-62, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Wakefield Warriors (Arlington, VA) in a District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Herndon will attempt to improve on its 9-6 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 7-6 record after their 58-44 league loss to Washington-Liberty (Arlington, VA).