In Thursday's league outing, the Robbinsville Black Knights (Robbinsville, NC) basketball squad felled the visiting Highlands Highlanders (Highlands, NC), by a margin of 45-29.

The Black Knights (9-1) will now prepare for their outing against Hayesville (Hayesville, NC). The Yellowjackets go into the 1A Smoky Mountain outing with a 8-4 record. In their last outing, Hayesville thwarted Franklin (Franklin, NC), 62-60, in a non-league outing.

The Highlanders now own a 1-12 record. They play next when they host Cherokee for a 1A Smoky Mountain outing on Tuesday, January 9. Highlands will clash with a Braves squad coming off a 77-23 league win over Swain County (Bryson City, NC). The Braves record now stands at 11-1.