The James River Midlothian Rapids basketball squad (Midlothian, VA), was nudged 53-47 in Wednesday's league battle with the visiting Manchester Lancers (Midlothian, VA)

With the victory, Manchester advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Lancers host Thomas Dale (Chester, VA) to meet the Knights in a non-league battle on Monday, December 9. The Knights enter the battle with a record of 2-0. Thomas Dale won 68-55 in their recent league battle against Prince George (Prince George, VA)

The Rapids now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Monacan for a Dominion battle on Wednesday, December 11. James River Midlothian will meet a Chiefs squad coming off a 61-44 non-league win over Steward (Richmond, VA). The Chiefs record now stands at 2-0.