The Gallatin County Hawks (Junction, IL) basketball knocked off the host Galatia Bearcats (Galatia, IL), 66-54 in Friday's league test.

The Hawks (12-14) will now prepare for their test against Hamilton County (McLeansboro, IL). The Foxes go into the non-league test with a 15-11 record. In their last test, Hamilton County went down by Edwards County (Albion, IL), 54-29, in a league test.

The Bearcats now own a 15-10 record. They play next when they travel to Joppa-Maple Grove for a non-league test on Monday, February 5. Galatia will encounter a Rangers squad coming off a 51-45 league loss to Dongola (Dongola, IL). The Rangers record now stands at 6-17.