The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Salem Spartans (Salem, VA) and the visiting Lord Botetourt Cavaliers (Daleville, VA), observed Salem's basketball team edge Lord Botetourt by a margin of 50-46.

The Spartans (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against William Byrd (Vinton, VA). The Terriers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, William Byrd edged Bassett (Bassett, VA), 56-48, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cavaliers battle the Pulaski County Cougars (Dublin, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Lord Botetourt will attempt to better on its 2-1 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 2-1 record after their 43-30 non-league win over Abingdon (Abingdon, VA).