The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Fort Chiswell Pioneers (Max Meadows, VA) and the host Bland County Bears (Rocky Gap, VA), observed Fort Chiswell's basketball team knock off Bland County by a score of 44-36.

The Pioneers (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Rural Retreat (Rural Retreat, VA). The Indians come into the non-league challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, Rural Retreat was knocked off by Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows, VA), 46-30, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Narrows Green Waves (Narrows, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 12. Bland County will attempt to improve on its 3-1 season record. The Green Waves come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 54-50 non-league loss to Graham (Bluefield, VA).