Musselman Applemen (Inwood, WV) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Washington Patriots (Charles Town, WV), 66-47 in a league bout.

With the win, Musselman upgrades its record to 11-9 on the season. The Applemen travel to University (Morgantown, WV) to play the Hawks in a non-league bout on Thursday, February 22. The Hawks go into the bout with a record of 11-9. University won 59-37 in their recent non-league bout against Preston (Kingwood, WV)