The Richlands Blue Tornado bounced the visiting Twin Valley Panthers basketball squad by a final score of 74-50 in Friday's non-league outing.

Next, the Blue Tornado face the Castlewood Blue Devils (Castlewood, VA) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, January 4. Richlands will attempt to upgrade on its 5-4 season record. The Blue Devils enter the outing with a 2-3 record after their 62-60 non-league loss to Northwood (Saltville, VA).

The Panthers (2-7) will now prepare for their outing against Holston (Damascus, VA). The Cavaliers enter the non-league outing with a 3-1 record. In their last outing, Holston was overwhelmed by Tazewell (Tazewell, VA), 53-51, in a non-league outing.