The East Ridge Pioneers (Chattanooga, TN) basketball nipped the host Hixson Wildcats (Hixson, TN), 53-47 in Tuesday's league test.

The Pioneers (5-4) will now prepare for their test against Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts (Chattanooga, TN). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 3-5 record. In their last test, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts got by Hixson (Hixson, TN), 43-42, in a non-league test.

The Wildcats now own a 0-8 record. They play next when they travel to Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts for a non-league test on Thursday, December 14. Hixson will confront a Eagles team coming off a 65-54 non-league win over Whitwell (Whitwell, TN). The Eagles record now stands at 2-5.