The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Mathews Blue Devils (Mathews, VA) and the host King William Cavaliers (King William, VA), observed Mathews's basketball team knock off King William by a score of 42-23.

The Blue Devils (3-4) will now prepare for their challenge against West Point (West Point, VA). The Pointers come into the Tidewater challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, West Point was knocked off by Westmoreland (Montross, VA), 40-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cavaliers encounter the Westmoreland Eagles (Montross, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. King William will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 46-37 non-league win over King George (King George, VA).