The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Cookeville Cavaliers (Cookeville, TN) and the visiting Seymour Eagles (Seymour, TN), observed Cookeville's basketball team edge Seymour by a score of 57-56.

The Cavaliers (7-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Deshler (Tuscumbia, AL). The Tigers enter the non-league battle with a 4-3 record. In their last battle, Deshler was nudged by Brooks (Killen, AL), 57-55, in a league battle.

The Eagles now own a 7-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Eagleton College & Career Academy for a non-league battle on Friday, December 19. Seymour will meet a Royals squad coming off a 53-47 non-league loss to William Blount (Maryville, TN). The Royals record now stands at 1-5.