The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hopewell Blue Devils (Hopewell, VA) and the host Matoaca Warriors (Chesterfield, VA), observed Hopewell's basketball team knock off Matoaca by a score of 61-44.

The Blue Devils (14-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Petersburg (Petersburg, VA). The Crimson Wave come into the non-league challenge with a 6-8 record. In their last challenge, Petersburg prevailed over John Marshall (Richmond, VA), 67-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Thomas Jefferson Vikings (Richmond, VA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 10. Matoaca will attempt to improve on its 9-7 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 6-8 record after their 61-30 non-league win over Maggie Walker (Richmond, VA).