On Tuesday night at Appomattox County High School, the Appomattox Raiders boys basketball team topped district opponent Nelson County 53-46. The full story will be in the upcoming Feb. 7 edition of the Times Virginian.

Appomattox improves its record to 7-9 (3-6 in the Dogwood District). Nelson County dropped to 6-9 (3-4).

The Raiders travel to Chatham for a 7 p.m. game Friday.

Last week, Appomattox lost to the Buckingham Knights at home 57-50.

There’s more to the Buckingham game in the current issue of the Times Virginian newspaper. Support local journalism by purchasing the issue at a local newsstand or subscribing at www.timesvirginian.com/subscriber_services to receive the print edition or view the full article in the e-edition version.