The Blake Bengals basketball team (Silver Spring, MD), was overwhelmed 64-28 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Paint Branch Panthers (Burtonsville, MD)

The Panthers now possess a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sherwood for a Montgomery County - 4A East battle on Saturday, January 28. Paint Branch will battle a Warriors team coming off a 55-31 league win over Blair (Silver Spring, MD). The Warriors record now stands at 9-5.

The Bengals (2-11) will now prepare for their battle against Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda, MD). The Barons come into the non-league battle with a 12-4 record.