The Bluefield Beavers basketball squad (Bluefield, WV), was nudged 51-46 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting PikeView Panthers (Princeton, WV)

With the victory, PikeView advances its record to 10-11 on the year. The Panthers travel to Ripley (Ripley, WV) to meet the Vikings in a non-league battle on Friday, March 7. The Vikings enter the battle with a record of 17-5. Ripley won 74-52 in their recent non-league battle against Riverside (Belle, WV)

The Beavers now own a 2-19 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Woodrow Wilson for a non-league battle on Tuesday, March 4. Bluefield will meet a Flying Eagles squad coming off a 92-58 non-league win over Capital (Charleston, WV). The Flying Eagles record now stands at 15-3.