Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Union County Patriots (Maynardville, TN) and the visiting Gibbs Eagles (Corryton, TN), saw Union County's basketball squad knock off Gibbs by a tally of 62-44.

With the victory, Union County improves its record to 12-8 on the campaign. The Patriots host Claiborne (New Tazewell, TN) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 8. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 8-17. Claiborne won 71-58 in their recent non-league challenge against Knoxville Ambassadors (Knoxville, TN)

Next up, the Eagles play the Carter Green Hornets (Strawberry Plains, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 7. Gibbs will attempt to improve on its 10-14 season record. The Green Hornets come into the challenge with a 5-22 record after their 57-39 non-league loss to Jefferson County (Dandridge, TN).