The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the St. Albans Red Dragons (St. Albans, WV) and the host George Washington Patriots (Charleston, WV), observed St. Albans's basketball team edge George Washington by a score of 51-44.

The Red Dragons (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Capital (Charleston, WV). The Cougars come into the Mountain State challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Capital was tipped by Hurricane (Hurricane, WV), 69-55, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the South Charleston Black Eagles (South Charleston, WV) in a Mountain State challenge, on Monday, December 16. George Washington will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Black Eagles come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 68-16 league loss to Spring Valley (Huntington, WV).