The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Appalachian Eagles (Oneonta, AL) and the visiting Jefferson Christian Academy Eagles (Birmingham, AL), observed Appalachian's basketball team overwhelm Jefferson Christian Academy by a score of 59-36.

The Eagles (11-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Cold Springs (Bremen, AL). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 14-8 record. In their last challenge, Cold Springs was routed by West Point (Cullman, AL), 71-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Cornerstone Eagles (Birmingham, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Jefferson Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 5-10 season record.