The Richlands Blue Tornado basketball team (Richlands, VA), was toppled 57-43 in Friday's league battle with the host Marion Scarlet Hurricanes (Marion, VA)

The Scarlet Hurricanes now possess a 8-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Virginia High for a Southwest battle on Tuesday, January 24. Marion will confront a Bearcats team coming off a 52-39 non-league win over Strasburg (Strasburg, VA). The Bearcats record now stands at 12-4.

The Blue Tornado (5-10) will now prepare for their battle against Hurley (Hurley, VA). The Rebels come into the non-league battle with a 3-10 record. In their last battle, Hurley was toppled by Montcalm (Montcalm, WV), 80-47, in a non-league battle.