The Covenant Christian Eagles ran past the visiting Decatur Red Raiders basketball team by a final score of 56-42 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Eagles face the Cherokee Indians (Cherokee, AL) in a 1A Area 16 game, on Monday, January 8. Covenant Christian will attempt to move on its 14-8 season record. The Indians enter the game with a 8-10 record after their 70-45 league win over Waterloo (Waterloo, AL).

With the defeat, Decatur moves to 12-6 on the year. The Red raiders host Hartselle (Hartselle, AL) to face the Tigers in a 6A Area 14 game on Tuesday, January 9. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 11-11. Hartselle won 52-50 in their recent league game against Cullman (Cullman, AL)