The Ely Tigers basketball team scored 61 points and held the host Miami Stingarees to 58 in the Tigers non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Tigers now sport a 17-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Northeast for a 7A District 15 contest on Wednesday, January 18. Ely will confront a Hurricanes team coming off a 51-33 non-league loss to Godby (Tallahassee, FL). The Hurricanes record now stands at 10-4.

The Stingarees (14-5) will now prepare for their contest against Coral Gables (Coral Gables, FL). The Cavaliers enter the 8A District 14 contest with a 14-3 record. In their last contest, Coral Gables nudged Vero Beach (Vero Beach, FL), 68-65, in a non-league contest.