The Sullivan East Patriots tipped the visiting Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones basketball team by a final score of 55-53 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Patriots face the Volunteer Falcons (Church Hill, TN) in a 3A District 1 game, on Friday, January 28. Sullivan East will attempt to move on its 11-7 season record. The Falcons enter the game with a 8-6 record after their 44-39 league win over Unicoi County (Erwin, TN).

With the defeat, Elizabethton moves to 13-6 on the year. The Fighting cyclones travel to Cosby (Cosby, TN) to face the Eagles in a non-league game on Saturday, January 29. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 5-14. Cosby won 39-33 in their recent league game against Washburn (Washburn, TN)