The Gloucester Dukes basketball squad (Gloucester, VA), was crushed 83-41 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Bethel Bruins (Hampton, VA)

With the victory, Bethel advances its record to 3-1 on the year. The Bruins host Norcom (Portsmouth, VA) to meet the Greyhounds in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. The Greyhounds enter the battle with a record of 4-4.

The Dukes now own a 1-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Phoebus for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 7. Gloucester will meet a Phantoms squad coming off a 58-52 non-league loss to Kecoughtan (Hampton, VA). The Phantoms record now stands at 1-6.