The George Washington Patriots basketball team (Charleston, WV), dropped 64-54 in Saturday's league battle with the host Capital Cougars (Charleston, WV)

The Cougars now possess a 5-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host South Charleston for a Mountain State battle on Tuesday, January 31. Capital will confront a Black Eagles team coming off a 47-46 non-league loss to Greenbrier East (Lewisburg, WV). The Black Eagles record now stands at 9-4.

The Patriots (13-2) will now prepare for their battle against Hurricane (Hurricane, WV). The Redskins come into the Mountain State battle with a 7-8 record. In their last battle, Hurricane dropped by Huntington (Huntington, WV), 72-59, in a league battle.