Paintsville Tigers (Paintsville, KY) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Floyd Central Jaguars (Eastern, KY), 42-33 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Paintsville upgrades its record to 6-4 on the season. The Tigers travel to Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY) to play the Golden Eagles in a District 57 bout on Friday, January 14. The Golden Eagles go into the bout with a record of 4-6. Johnson Central lost 57-25 in their recent non-league bout against Belfry (Belfry, KY)

Next up, the Jaguars play the Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars (Whitesburg, KY) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, January 15. Floyd Central will attempt to upgrade on its 11-5 season record.