Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Giles Spartans (Pearisburg, VA) and the visiting Galax Maroon Tide (Galax, VA), saw Giles's basketball squad hold off Galax by a count of 29-28.

With the victory, Giles upgrades its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Auburn (Riner, VA) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 25. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 3-8. Auburn lost 26-24 in their recent non-league challenge against Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows, VA)

Next up, the Maroon Tide play the Fort Chiswell Pioneers (Max Meadows, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 29. Galax will attempt to upgrade on its 1-5 season record.