In Friday's non-league outing, the Rhea County Golden Eagles (Evensville, TN) basketball squad edged the host Ooltewah Owls (Ooltewah, TN), by a margin of 45-39.

The Golden Eagles (10-4) will now prepare for their outing against Howard Tech (Chattanooga, TN). The Hustlin' Tigers go into the 4A District 5 outing with a 4-9 record. In their last outing, Howard Tech was tipped by Ooltewah (Ooltewah, TN), 54-32, in a league outing.

The Owls now hold a 2-10 record. They play next when they travel to Brainerd for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 17. Ooltewah will play a Panthers squad coming off a 35-26 non-league win over Chattanooga Central (Harrison, TN). The Panthers record now stands at 4-9.