Blythewood Bengals (Blythewood, SC) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Ridge View Blazers (Columbia, SC), 63-61 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Blythewood upgrades its record to 3-0 on the campaign. The Bengals travel to Fairfield Central (Winnsboro, SC) to play the Griffins in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 13. The Griffins come into the bout with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Blazers play the Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins (Orangeburg, SC) in a non-league bout, on Monday, December 12. Ridge View will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record. The Bruins come into the bout with a 1-1 record after their 34-32 non-league loss to Wilson (Florence, SC).