The Austin Eagles (Austin, IN) basketball toppled the visiting Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers (Madison, IN), 49-39 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 14-1 record. They play next when they travel to South Dearborn for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Austin will play a Knights team coming off a 38-37 non-league win over Hagerstown (Hagerstown, IN). The Knights record now stands at 4-10.

In their next game, the Hilltoppers confront the Edinburgh Lancers (Edinburgh, IN) in a non-league contest, on Friday, January 3. Shawe Memorial will attempt to better on its 11-4 season record. The Lancers go into the contest with a 7-7 record after their 47-35 league loss to Hauser (Hope, IN).