In Friday's non-league outing, the Hiwassee Dam Eagles (Murphy, NC) basketball squad beat the visiting Hayesville Yellowjackets (Hayesville, NC), by a count of 59-51.

The Eagles (6-7) will now prepare for their outing against Andrews (Andrews, NC). The Wildcats go into the non-league outing with a 9-5 record. In their last outing, Andrews knocked off Blue Ridge Early College (Cashiers, NC), 59-23, in a non-league match.

With the defeat, Hayesville moves to 6-6 on the year. The Yellowjackets host Nantahala (Topton, NC) to face the Hawks in a non-league match on Monday, January 9. The Hawks enter the match with a record of 3-6. Nantahala lost 93-26 in their recent non-league match against Murphy (Murphy, NC)