The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Bassett Bengals (Bassett, VA) and the host Dan River Wildcats (Ringgold, VA), observed Bassett's basketball team edge Dan River by a score of 42-35.

The Bengals (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against George Washington (Danville, VA). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 8-0 record. In their last challenge, George Washington edged Tunstall (Dry Fork, VA), 58-31, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Appomattox County Raiders (Appomattox, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Dan River will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 49-38 non-league win over Cumberland (Cumberland, VA).