The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Union County Patriots (Maynardville, TN) and the visiting Cumberland Gap Panthers (Cumberland Gap, TN), observed Union County's basketball team knock off Cumberland Gap by a score of 68-58.

The Patriots (8-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Clinton (Clinton, TN). The Dragons come into the 3A District 4 challenge with a 12-10 record. In their last challenge, Clinton prevailed over Scott (Huntsville, TN), 61-47, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Gibbs Eagles (Corryton, TN) in a 3A District 4 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Cumberland Gap will attempt to improve on its 10-11 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 9-13 record after their 71-61 league loss to Anderson County (Clinton, TN).