The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Lightridge Bolts (Aldie, VA) and the host Stone Bridge Bulldogs (Ashburn, VA), observed Lightridge's basketball team edge Stone Bridge by a margin of 54-48.

The Bolts (14-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Independence (Ashburn, VA). The come into the Potomac bout with a 5-13 record. In their last bout, Independence was edged by Potomac Falls (Sterling, VA), 60-18, in a league bout.

With the loss, Stone Bridge falls to 4-8 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Heritage (Leesburg, VA) to play the Pride in a non-league bout on Saturday, February 1. The Pride go into the bout with a record of 13-3. Heritage won 62-43 in their recent non-league bout against Broad Run (Ashburn, VA)