The Highlands Highlanders basketball squad (Highlands, NC), was crushed 65-25 in Wednesday's league battle with the visiting Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC)

With the victory, Murphy advances its record to 7-4 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to Blue Ridge Early College (Cashiers, NC) to meet the Bobcats in a non-league battle on Friday, January 17. The Bobcats enter the battle with a record of 2-7. Blue Ridge Early College lost 56-53 in their recent non-league battle against Rosman (Rosman, NC)

The Highlanders now own a 4-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Andrews for a non-league battle on Friday, January 17. Highlands will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 98-27 non-league win over Summit Charter (Cashiers, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 9-4.