The Bethel Bruins (Hampton, VA) basketball crushed the host Denbigh Patriots (Newport News, VA), 56-26 in Friday's league test.

The Bruins (5-0) will now prepare for their test against Hampton (Hampton, VA). The Crabbers go into the Peninsula test with a 3-1 record. In their last test, Hampton walloped Warwick (Newport News, VA), 86-20, in a league test.

The Patriots now own a 0-3 record. They play next when they host Phoebus for a Peninsula test on Tuesday, December 14. Denbigh will encounter a Phantoms squad coming off a 56-23 league loss to Heritage (Newport News, VA). The Phantoms record now stands at 1-4.