In Thursday's non-league outing, the Van Buren County Eagles (Spencer, TN) basketball squad nipped the visiting Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers (Chattanooga, TN), by a margin of 45-38.

The Eagles (7-8) will now prepare for their outing against Grundy County (Coalmont, TN). The Yellowjackets go into the non-league outing with a 11-4 record. In their last outing, Grundy County was tipped by Cascade (Wartrace, TN), 59-49, in a league outing.

The Hustlin' Tigers now sport a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tyner Academy for a non-league match on Saturday, January 13. Howard Tech will meet a Rams team coming off a 48-23 non-league win over Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy (Chattanooga, TN). The Rams record now stands at 7-3.