The Cumberland Dukes basketball squad (Cumberland, VA), was outscored 50-30 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Appomattox County Raiders (Appomattox, VA)

With the victory, Appomattox County advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Raiders travel to Carlisle (Axton, VA) to meet the Chiefs in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 7. The Chiefs enter the battle with a record of 4-3. Carlisle won 61-40 in their recent league battle against Virginia Episcopal School (Lynchburg, VA)

The Dukes now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Randolph-Henry for a James River battle on Friday, December 6. Cumberland will meet a Statesmen squad coming off a 44-20 non-league loss to Rustburg (Rustburg, VA). The Statesmen record now stands at 0-2.