In Friday's non-league outing, the George Wythe Maroons (Wytheville, VA) basketball squad edged the host Fort Chiswell Pioneers (Max Meadows, VA), by a count of 42-35.

The Maroons (10-1) will now prepare for their outing against Patrick Henry (Glade Spring, VA). The Rebels go into the non-league outing with a 6-11 record. In their last outing, Patrick Henry was tipped by Chilhowie (Chilhowie, VA), 38-24, in a non-league outing.

The Pioneers now hold a 13-3 record. They play next when they travel to Galax for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 30. Fort Chiswell will clash with a Maroon Tide squad coming off a 54-37 non-league win over Bland County (Rocky Gap, VA). The Maroon Tide record now stands at 7-4.