Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Maryville Christian Eagles (Maryville, TN) and the host Greenback Cherokees (Greenback, TN), saw Maryville Christian's basketball squad wallop Greenback by a tally of 68-45.

With the victory, Maryville Christian improves its record to 15-5 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Sunbright (Sunbright, TN) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 4-9. Sunbright lost 71-66 in their recent non-league challenge against Coalfield (Coalfield, TN)

Next up, the Cherokees confront the Midway Green Wave (Kingston, TN) in a 1A District 4 challenge, on Friday, January 5. Greenback will attempt to improve on its 0-13 season record. The Green Wave come into the challenge with a 3-8 record after their 61-48 league loss to Oliver Springs (Oliver Springs, TN).