The Essex Trojans routed the visiting King & Queen Central Royal Tigers basketball team by a final score of 69-39 in Monday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Trojans face the Lancaster Red Devils (Lancaster, VA) in a Northern Neck game, on Tuesday, February 6. Essex will attempt to move on its 5-11 season record. The Red Devils enter the game with a 16-2 record after their 67-18 league win over Rappahannock (Warsaw, VA).

With the defeat, King & Queen Central moves to 1-15 on the year. The Royal tigers host Mathews (Mathews, VA) to face the Blue Devils in a Tidewater game on Tuesday, February 6. The Blue Devils enter the game with a record of 3-17. Mathews lost 83-63 in their recent non-league game against Gloucester (Gloucester, VA)