The Hardin County Cougars (Elizabethtown, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Johnston City Indians (Johnston City, IL), 74-70 in Friday's non-league test.

The Cougars (1-1) will now prepare for their test against Goreville (Goreville, IL). The Blackcats go into the non-league test with a 3-0 record. In their last test, Goreville got by Harrisburg (Harrisburg, IL), 74-64, in a non-league test.

The Indians now own a 0-4 record. They play next when they travel to Harrisburg for a non-league test on Saturday, December 2. Johnston City will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 54-27 non-league loss to Benton (Benton, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-3.