Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Paintsville Tigers (Paintsville, KY) and the host Prestonsburg Blackcats (Prestonsburg, KY), saw Paintsville's basketball squad wallop Prestonsburg by a tally of 78-39.

With the victory, Paintsville improves its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The Tigers host Martin County (Inez, KY) to confront the Cardinals in a District 57 challenge on Friday, January 26. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 14-6. Martin County lost 55-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Lawrence County (Louisa, KY)

Next up, the Blackcats confront the Lawrence County Bulldogs (Louisa, KY) in a District 58 challenge, on Friday, January 26. Prestonsburg will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record.