Fans at Saturday's non-league battle between the Independence Patriots (Coal City, WV) and the visiting North Marion Huskies (Farmington, WV), witnessed Independence's basketball squad prevail over North Marion by a count of 55-36.

With the victory, Independence advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Patriots travel to Summit Christian Academy (Princeton, WV) to meet the Falcons in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 27. The Falcons come into the challenge with a record of 3-1. Summit Christian Academy won 37-26 in their recent non-league challenge against Shady Spring (Shady Spring, WV)

In their next game, the Huskies encounter the Musselman Applemen (Inwood, WV) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 29. North Marion will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Applemen come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 46-37 non-league loss to Sumter (Sumter, SC).