The Smithfield Packers (Smithfield, VA) basketball nipped the host Jamestown Eagles (Williamsburg, VA), 72-69 in Friday's league test.

The Packers (6-4) will now prepare for their test against York (Yorktown, VA). The Falcons go into the Bay Rivers test with a 4-3 record. In their last test, York got by Grafton (Yorktown, VA), 60-46, in a league test.

The Eagles now own a 2-6 record. They play next when they travel to Gloucester for a non-league test on Monday, January 8. Jamestown will encounter a Dukes squad coming off a 101-26 league loss to Heritage (Newport News, VA). The Dukes record now stands at 0-10.