The Clay County Tigers basketball team scored 56 points and limited the visiting Leslie County Eagles to 34 in the Tigers non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Tigers now possess a 9-6 record. They play next when they travel to McCreary Central for a non-league game on Friday, January 17. Clay County will confront a Raiders team coming off a 47-45 non-league win over Barbourville (Barbourville, KY). The Raiders record now stands at 5-6.

With the loss, Leslie County falls to 2-6 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Perry County Central (Hazard, KY) to confront the Commodores in a District 54 game on Friday, January 17. The Commodores go into the game with a record of 11-5.