The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Halifax County Comets (South Boston, VA) and the visiting Prince Edward County Eagles (Farmville, VA), observed Halifax County's basketball team knock off Prince Edward County by a score of 61-46.

The Comets (6-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Person (Roxboro, NC). The Rockets come into the non-league challenge with a 10-0 record. In their last challenge, Person prevailed over Nottoway (Nottoway, VA), 63-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Nottoway Cougars (Nottoway, VA) in a James River challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Prince Edward County will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 63-36 non-league loss to Person (Roxboro, NC).