Egyptian Pharaohs (Tamms, IL) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Agape Christian Knights (Energy, IL), 56-45 in a league bout.

With the victory, Egyptian upgrades its record to 8-20 on the campaign. The Pharaohs travel to Cobden (Cobden, IL) to play the Appleknockers in a non-league bout on Friday, February 9. The Appleknockers come into the bout with a record of 15-14. Cobden won 63-36 in their recent non-league bout against Shawnee (Wolf Lake, IL)

Next up, the Knights play the Galatia Bearcats (Galatia, IL) in a non-league bout, on Friday, February 9. Agape Christian will attempt to upgrade on its 11-18 season record.