The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Grace Christian Lions (Bennington, VT) and the visiting Poultney Blue Devils (Poultney, VT), observed Grace Christian's basketball team knock off Poultney by a score of 63-52.

The Lions (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against West Rutland (West Rutland, VT). The Golden Horde come into the Southern Vermont - D challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, West Rutland prevailed over Proctor (Proctor, VT), 54-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Devils encounter the Arlington Memorial Eagles (Arlington, VT) in a Southern Vermont - D challenge, on Monday, December 23. Poultney will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 46-33 league loss to Long Trail (Dorset, VT).