The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bassett Bengals (Bassett, VA) and the visiting William Byrd Terriers (Vinton, VA), observed Bassett's basketball team knock off William Byrd by a score of 71-60.

The Bengals (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Martinsville (Martinsville, VA). The Bulldogs come into the Piedmont challenge with a 3-4 record. In their last challenge, Martinsville was knocked off by Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, VA), 61-48, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Terriers encounter the Fleming Colonels (Roanoke, VA) in a Blue Ridge challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. William Byrd will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Colonels come into the challenge with a 6-4 record after their 56-53 non-league loss to Freedom (South Riding, VA).