The Walton-Verona Bearcats basketball team scored 78 points and limited the visiting Pendleton County Wildcats to 39 in the Bearcats non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Bearcats now have a 9-3 record. They play next when they host Gallatin County for a non-league game on Tuesday, January 7. Walton-Verona will confront a Wildcats team coming off a 61-28 non-league win over North Oldham (Goshen, KY). The Wildcats record now stands at 6-4.

With the loss, Pendleton County falls to 5-8 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Bluegrass United (Lexington, KY) to confront the Bluehawks in a non-league game on Monday, January 6. The Bluehawks go into the game with a record of 4-11. Bluegrass United lost 45-35 in their recent non-league game against Male (Louisville, KY)