Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Rutland Raiders (Rutland, VT) and the visiting Brattleboro Bears (Brattleboro, VT), saw Rutland's basketball squad knock off Brattleboro by a tally of 56-37.

With the victory, Rutland improves its record to 8-5 on the campaign. The Raiders travel to Fair Haven (Fair Haven, VT) to play the Slaters in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 22. The Slaters come into the challenge with a record of 10-1. Fair Haven won 32-24 in their recent non-league challenge against Mount Anthony (Bennington, VT)

Next up, the Bears play the Monadnock Huskies (East Swanzey, NH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Brattleboro will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record.