Fans at Thursday's league battle between the Mathews Blue Devils (Mathews, VA) and the host Charles City Panthers (Charles City, VA), witnessed Mathews's basketball squad run past Charles City by a count of 61-43.

With the victory, Mathews advances its record to 1-2 on the year. The Blue Devils host Northampton (Eastville, VA) to meet the Yellowjackets in a non-league battle on Friday, December 12. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Northampton won 19-13 in their recent non-league challenge against Pocomoke (Pocomoke, MD)

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Appomattox Regional Governor's Arts & Tech Dragons (Petersburg, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 15. Charles City will attempt to better on its 0-3 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 30-18 league loss to Brunswick (Lawrenceville, VA).