Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Blacksburg Bruins (Blacksburg, VA) and the visiting Salem Spartans (Salem, VA), saw Blacksburg's basketball squad hold off Salem by a tally of 44-37.

With the victory, Blacksburg improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Bruins travel to Cave Spring (Roanoke, VA) to confront the Knights in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 4-4.

Next up, the Spartans confront the Hidden Valley Titans (Roanoke, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Salem will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 6-2 record after their 53-27 non-league win over Rockbridge County (Lexington, VA).