Gloucester Dukes (Gloucester, VA) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Warwick Raiders (Newport News, VA), 55-42 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Gloucester upgrades its record to 7-6 on the campaign. The Dukes travel to Bethel (Hampton, VA) to play the Bruins in a non-league bout on Thursday, February 1. The Bruins come into the bout with a record of 13-4. Bethel won 49-13 in their recent non-league bout against Kecoughtan (Hampton, VA)

Next up, the Raiders play the Heritage Hurricanes (Newport News, VA) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, January 30. Warwick will attempt to upgrade on its 1-12 season record. The Hurricanes come into the bout with a 3-13 record after their 70-35 non-league loss to Woodside (Newport News, VA).