The Yough Cougars basketball team scored 62 points and held the visiting Mt. Pleasant Vikings to 36 in the Cougars league triumph on Tuesday.

The Cougars now sport a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mt. Carmel Christian for a non-league match on Tuesday, January 9. Yough will meet a team coming off a 64-50 non-league win over Brownsville (Brownsville, PA). The record now stands at 1-0.

With the defeat, Mt. Pleasant moves to 4-8 on the year. The Vikings host Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg, PA) to meet the Raiders in a non-league match on Friday, January 12. The Raiders enter the match with a record of 2-6.