Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Christiansburg Blue Demons (Christiansburg, VA) and the host James River Knights (Buchanan, VA), saw Christiansburg's basketball squad wallop James River by a tally of 56-26.

With the victory, Christiansburg improves its record to 6-5 on the campaign. The Blue Demons host Byrd (Vinton, VA) to confront the Terriers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Terriers come into the challenge with a record of 3-2.

Next up, the Knights confront the Rockbridge County Wildcats (Lexington, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 27. James River will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 48-24 non-league win over Parry McCluer (Buena Vista, VA).