The Galax Maroon Tide (Galax, VA) basketball edged the visiting Giles Spartans (Pearisburg, VA), 59-54 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Maroon Tide now possess a 1-8 record. They play next when they host Fort Chiswell for a Mountain Empire bout on Wednesday, January 29. Galax will play a Pioneers team coming off a 84-57 league loss to Auburn (Riner, VA). The Pioneers record now stands at 12-5.

With the loss, Giles falls to 3-11 on the campaign. The Spartans host Auburn (Riner, VA) to play the Eagles in a Mountain Empire bout on Wednesday, January 29. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 10-5. Auburn won 84-57 in their recent league bout against Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows, VA)