The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Midland Trail Patriots (Hico, WV) and the visiting Greater Beckley Christian Crusaders (Prosperity, WV), observed Midland Trail's basketball team overwhelm Greater Beckley Christian by a score of 64-25.

The Patriots (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against James Monroe (Lindside, WV). The Mavericks come into the Coalfield AA challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, James Monroe trounced Narrows (Narrows, VA), 54-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Crusaders battle the Cross Lanes Christian Warriors (Charleston, WV) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 14. Greater Beckley Christian will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 49-24 league loss to Victory Baptist Academy (Beaver, WV).