The Mathews Blue Devils basketball squad (Mathews, VA), was nudged 67-63 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Northampton Yellowjackets (Eastville, VA)

With the victory, Northampton advances its record to 1-4 on the year. The Yellowjackets travel to Maury (Norfolk, VA) to meet the Commodores in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 14. The Commodores enter the battle with a record of 2-0. Maury won 84-49 in their recent non-league test against Petersburg (Petersburg, VA)

The Blue Devils (1-2) will now prepare for their test against Charles City (Charles City, VA). The Panthers come into the Tidewater test with a 1-3 record. In their last test, Charles City was nipped by Colonial Beach (Colonial Beach, VA), 70-44, in a non-league test.