More than half the season still remains in the Sun Belt Conference schedule, but for the Georgia Southern men and women, it’s time to kick things into gear if they want to extend their participation beyond the regular season. Both Eagle squads took a big step toward improvement Monday night. Tested already by a blizzard-inspired extended layover in the Blue Ridge Mountains that postponed what should have been a pair of Saturday games, both squads claimed wins over Appalachian State.