The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Macon County Tigers (Lafayette, TN) and the visiting Portland Panthers (Portland, TN), observed Macon County's basketball team edge Portland by a score of 43-38.

The Tigers (7-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Allen County-Scottsville (Scottsville, KY). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 7-10 record. In their last challenge, Allen County-Scottsville edged Butler County (Morgantown, KY), 81-62, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the White House Blue Devils (White House, TN) in a 3A District 9 challenge, on Friday, January 24. Portland will attempt to improve on its 13-9 season record.