The Colonial Beach Drifters basketball team (Colonial Beach, VA), was nudged 24-22 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Surry County Cougars (Dendron, VA)

The Cougars now possess a 6-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rappahannock County for a non-league battle on Friday, January 6. Surry County will confront a team coming off a 40-34 league win over Central Woodstock (Woodstock, VA). The record now stands at 8-1.

The Drifters (5-5) will now prepare for their battle against Essex (Tappahannock, VA). The Trojans come into the Northern Neck battle with a 2-3 record.