The Great Valley Patriots (Malvern, PA) basketball edged the visiting Bayard Rustin Golden Knights (West Chester, PA), 45-42 in Thursday's league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 8-7 record. They play next when they host Owen J. Roberts for a non-league bout on Saturday, February 1. Great Valley will play a Wildcats team coming off a 59-20 league loss to Phoenixville (Phoenixville, PA). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-16.

With the loss, Bayard Rustin falls to 12-5 on the campaign. The Golden knights host Sun Valley (Aston, PA) to play the Vanguards in a Ches-Mont - American bout on Monday, February 3. The Vanguards go into the bout with a record of 14-6. Sun Valley won 43-38 in their recent league bout against Oxford (Oxford, PA)