The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Middlesboro Yellowjackets (Middlesboro, KY) and the visiting Knoxville Ambassadors Ambassadors (Knoxville, TN), observed Middlesboro's basketball team edge Knoxville Ambassadors by a score of 2-0.

The Yellowjackets (5-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Red Bird (Beverly, KY). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 0-17 record. In their last bout, Red Bird was edged by Cordia (Hazard, KY), 65-43, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Knoxville Ambassadors falls to 0-17 on the campaign. The Ambassadors host Maryville Christian (Maryville, TN) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 18. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 12-12.