The Middlesboro Yellowjackets basketball team scored 68 points and limited the visiting Red Bird Cardinals to 39 in the Yellowjackets non-league triumph on Monday.

The Yellowjackets now possess a 4-6 record. They play next when they travel to Clay County for a non-league game on Tuesday, January 28. Middlesboro will confront a Tigers team coming off a 78-63 league loss to North Laurel (London, KY). The Tigers record now stands at 13-4.

With the loss, Red Bird drops to 0-14 on the year. The Cardinals host Jackson County (McKee, KY) to face the Generals in a District 49 match on Tuesday, January 28. The Generals enter the match with a record of 6-8. Jackson County won 56-53 in their recent league match against Oneida Baptist Institute (Oneida, KY)