The West Rutland Golden Horde (West Rutland, VT) basketball edged the visiting Grace Christian Lions (Bennington, VT), 46-41 in Saturday's league bout.

The Golden Horde now possess a 3-0 record. They play next when they host Blue Mountain for a Southern Vermont - D bout on Monday, December 23. West Rutland will play a Bucks team coming off a 64-38 non-league win over Rivendell Academy (Orford, NH). The Bucks record now stands at 2-0.

With the loss, Grace Christian falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Lions host Sharon Academy (Sharon, VT) to play the Phoenix in a Southern Vermont - D bout on Monday, December 23. The Phoenix go into the bout with a record of 0-2. Sharon Academy lost 40-36 in their recent league bout against Mill River (North Clarendon, VT)