Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Highland Springs Springers (Highland Springs, VA) and the visiting Hermitage Panthers (Richmond, VA), saw Highland Springs's basketball squad overcome Hermitage by a tally of 76-61.

With the victory, Highland Springs improves its record to 9-5 on the campaign. The Springers travel to Armstrong (Richmond, VA) to confront the Wildcats in a Capital challenge on Friday, January 26. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 4-8. Armstrong won 81-69 in their recent league challenge against Mechanicsville (Mechanicsville, VA)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Varina Blue Devils (Richmond, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 29. Hermitage will attempt to improve on its 11-5 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 11-1 record after their 76-62 non-league win over Green Run (Virginia Beach, VA).