The Blake Bengals basketball squad (Silver Spring, MD), was nudged 46-39 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Blair Blazers (Silver Spring, MD)

With the victory, Blair advances its record to 3-1 on the year. The Blazers travel to Kennedy (Silver Spring, MD) to meet the Cavaliers in a Montgomery County - 4A East battle on Friday, January 3. The Cavaliers enter the battle with a record of 2-3. Kennedy won 56-9 in their recent non-league battle against Wheaton (Silver Spring, MD)

The Bengals now own a 1-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Yorktown for a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. Blake will meet a Patriots squad coming off a 50-30 league loss to George C. Marshall (Falls Church, VA). The Patriots record now stands at 2-7.