The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Orange County Fighting Hornets (Orange, VA) and the visiting Albemarle Patriots (Charlottesville, VA), observed Orange County's basketball team edge Albemarle by a margin of 50-48.

The Fighting Hornets (11-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Western Albemarle (Crozet, VA). The Warriors come into the Jefferson challenge with a 13-4 record.

Next up, the Patriots face the Fluvanna County Flying Flucos (Palmyra, VA) in a Jefferson match, on Tuesday, February 4. Albemarle will attempt to advance on its 7-11 season record.