The Lafayette County Cougars routed the visiting Mount Ida Lions basketball team by a final score of 52-21 in Wednesday's league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Mineral Springs Hornets (Mineral Springs, AR) in a 1A Region 7 game, on Saturday, January 14. Lafayette County will attempt to move on its 10-2 season record.

With the defeat, Mount Ida moves to 3-5 on the year. The Lions travel to Kirby (Kirby, AR) to face the Trojans in a 1A Region 7 game on Friday, January 13. The Trojans enter the game with a record of 6-5. Kirby won 60-27 in their recent league game against Taylor (Taylor, AR)