Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Alleghany Cougars (Covington, VA) and the visiting James River Knights (Buchanan, VA), saw Alleghany's basketball squad overcome James River by a tally of 34-17.

With the victory, Alleghany improves its record to 1-10 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Fort Defiance (Fort Defiance, VA) to confront the Indians in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 26. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 4-11. Fort Defiance lost 42-28 in their recent non-league challenge against Wilson Memorial (Fishersville, VA)

Next up, the Knights confront the Radford Bobcats (Radford, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 26. James River will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 36-24 non-league loss to Patrick County (Stuart, VA).