The Blacksburg Bruins basketball squad (Blacksburg, VA), was outscored 55-39 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Rustburg Red Devils (Rustburg, VA)

With the victory, Rustburg advances its record to 6-2 on the year. The Red Devils host Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, VA) to meet the Bulldogs in a Seminole battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 7-2.

The Bruins now own a 2-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Salem for a River Ridge battle on Saturday, January 4. Blacksburg will meet a Spartans squad coming off a 56-48 non-league win over William Byrd (Vinton, VA). The Spartans record now stands at 5-1.