Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Macon County Tigers (Lafayette, TN) and the host Westmoreland Eagles (Westmoreland, TN), saw Macon County's basketball squad hold off Westmoreland by a tally of 36-33.

With the victory, Macon County improves its record to 2-5 on the campaign. The Tigers host Cumberland County (Crossville, TN) to confront the Jets in a 3A District 7 challenge on Friday, December 9. The Jets come into the challenge with a record of 2-5.

The Eagles now own a 6-2 record. They play next when they host White House-Heritage for a non-league test on Friday, December 9. Westmoreland will encounter a Patriots squad coming off a 52-42 non-league loss to Greenbrier (Greenbrier, TN). The Patriots record now stands at 4-2.