The Heritage Hurricanes (Newport News, VA) basketball felled the host Gloucester Dukes (Gloucester, VA), 40-22 in Tuesday's league test.

The Hurricanes (3-3) will now prepare for their test against Menchville (Newport News, VA). The Monarchs go into the Peninsula test with a 5-0 record. In their last test, Menchville thwarted Woodside (Newport News, VA), 73-19, in a league test.

The Dukes now own a 0-5 record. They play next when they travel to Denbigh for a Peninsula test on Friday, December 16. Gloucester will encounter a Patriots squad coming off a 68-16 league loss to Phoebus (Hampton, VA). The Patriots record now stands at 0-5.