Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lenoir City Panthers (Lenoir City, TN) and the visiting Anderson County Mavericks (Clinton, TN), saw Lenoir City's basketball squad hold off Anderson County by a tally of 54-51.

With the victory, Lenoir City improves its record to 11-12 on the campaign. The Panthers host Rhea County (Evensville, TN) to confront the Golden Eagles in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 6. The Golden Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 16-15. Rhea County lost 63-55 in their recent non-league challenge against Red Bank (Chattanooga, TN)

Next up, the Mavericks confront the Powell Panthers (Powell, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 7. Anderson County will attempt to improve on its 9-13 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 6-17 record after their 67-62 non-league loss to Knoxville Central (Knoxville, TN).