In Friday's league outing, the Grassfield Grizzlies (Chesapeake, VA) basketball squad nipped the host Hickory Hawks (Chesapeake, VA), by a margin of 49-42.

The Grizzlies (16-5) will now prepare for their outing against Nansemond River (Suffolk, VA). The Warriors go into the Southeastern outing with a 17-3 record. In their last outing, Nansemond River got by King's Fork (Suffolk, VA), 37-36, in a league outing.

The Hawks now own a 7-13 record. They play next when they travel to Kellam for a non-league outing on Monday, February 12. Hickory will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 49-42 league win over Salem (Virginia Beach, VA). The Knights record now stands at 17-4.