The Chase Trojans basketball squad (Forest City, NC), was crushed 75-8 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Hendersonville Bearcats (Hendersonville, NC)

With the victory, Hendersonville advances its record to 9-4 on the year. The Bearcats host East Rutherford (Forest City, NC) to meet the Cavaliers in a 1A/2A Mountain Foothills 7 battle on Friday, January 10. The Cavaliers enter the battle with a record of 3-10. East Rutherford won 56-19 in their recent league battle against Patton (Morganton, NC)

The Trojans now own a 3-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Brevard for a 1A/2A Mountain Foothills 7 battle on Thursday, January 9. Chase will meet a Blue Devils squad coming off a 37-31 league loss to R-S Central (Rutherfordton, NC). The Blue Devils record now stands at 1-6.