The Abingdon Falcons (Abingdon, VA) basketball nipped the host John Battle Trojans (Bristol, VA), 50-46 in Friday's league test.

The Falcons (6-7) will now prepare for their test against Honaker (Honaker, VA). The Tigers go into the non-league test with a 5-6 record.

The Trojans now own a 3-8 record. They play next when they host Lee for a Mountain test on Tuesday, January 9. John Battle will encounter a Generals squad coming off a 90-37 league loss to Gate City (Gate City, VA). The Generals record now stands at 2-9.