Grafton Bearcats (Grafton, WV) supporters left the game happy Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad run past the visiting Southern Rams (Oakland, MD), 59-47 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Grafton advances its record to 2-0 on the year. The Bearcats host Lincoln (Shinnston, WV) to face the Cougars in a Big Ten contest on Wednesday, December 17. The Cougars go into the contest with a record of 1-1. Lincoln won 65-64 in their recent non-league contest against Nicholas County (Summersville, WV)

In their next game, the Rams battle the Keyser Golden Tornado (Keyser, WV) in a non-league contest, on Tuesday, December 16. Southern will attempt to better on its 2-1 season record. The Golden Tornado go into the contest with a 1-1 record after their 60-38 non-league loss to Musselman (Inwood, WV).