The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Russell County Lakers (Russell Springs, KY) and the visiting Mercer County Titans (Harrodsburg, KY), witnessed Russell County's basketball squad rout Mercer County by a count of 74-45.

With the victory, Russell County betters its record to 8-6 on the year. The Lakers travel to South Laurel (London, KY) to face the Cardinals in a non-league match on Saturday, January 10. The Cardinals enter the match with a record of 7-7. South Laurel lost 58-53 in their recent non-league match against Clay County (Manchester, KY)

The Titans now own a 2-12 record. They play next when they host Rockcastle County for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 10. Mercer County will battle a Rockets team coming off a 53-50 non-league win over Lincoln County (Stanford, KY). The Rockets record now stands at 7-8.