Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Grafton Bearcats (Grafton, WV) and the visiting Preston Knights (Kingwood, WV), saw Grafton's basketball squad wallop Preston by a tally of 62-33.

With the victory, Grafton improves its record to 4-8 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Ripley (Ripley, WV) to confront the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 11-0. Ripley won 75-47 in their recent league challenge against Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant, WV)

Next up, the Knights confront the Hampshire Trojans (Romney, WV) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 21. Preston will attempt to improve on its 0-12 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 56-43 non-league win over Keyser (Keyser, WV).