The Adams Central Patriots basketball team scored 58 points and held the host Hastings Tigers to 53 in the Patriots non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Patriots now sport a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Holdrege for a non-league contest on Tuesday, January 9.

The Tigers (4-6) will now prepare for their contest against Lexington (Lexington, NE). The Minutemen enter the B District 7 contest with a 1-7 record. In their last contest, Lexington was nudged by Sidney (Sidney, NE), 58-21, in a non-league contest.