In Friday's league outing, the Nottoway Cougars (Nottoway, VA) basketball squad beat the host Prince Edward County Eagles (Farmville, VA), by a margin of 49-41.

The Cougars (3-5) will now prepare for their outing against Randolph-Henry (Charlotte Court House, VA). The Statesmen go into the James River outing with a 0-9 record. In their last outing, Randolph-Henry was topped by William Campbell (Naruna, VA), 33-8, in a non-league outing.

The Eagles now own a 5-5 record. They play next when they host Amelia County for a James River outing on Tuesday, January 10. Prince Edward County will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 46-44 league loss to Buckingham (Buckingham, VA). The Raiders record now stands at 3-5.