In Thursday's league outing, the Essex Trojans (Tappahannock, VA) basketball squad beat the visiting Rappahannock Raiders (Warsaw, VA), by a count of 49-41.

The Trojans (20-0) will now prepare for their outing against Colonial Beach (Colonial Beach, VA). The Drifters go into the Northern Neck outing with a 9-15 record. In their last outing, Colonial Beach was topped by Essex (Tappahannock, VA), 40-35, in a league outing.

The Raiders now hold a 12-10 record. They play next when they host West Point for a non-league outing on Monday, February 19. Rappahannock will clash with a Pointers squad coming off a 47-10 non-league loss to Gloucester (Gloucester, VA). The Pointers record now stands at 12-10.