The McCreary Central Raiders basketball team (Stearns, KY), dropped 56-48 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Knox Central Panthers (Barbourville, KY)

The Panthers now sport a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Fort Knox for a non-league battle on Friday, December 29. Knox Central will battle a Eagles team coming off a 67-45 league loss to Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, KY). The Eagles record now stands at 2-7.

The Raiders (2-7) will now prepare for their battle against Russell County (Russell Springs, KY). The Lakers come into the non-league battle with a 5-3 record. In their last battle, Russell County dropped by Hazard (Hazard, KY), 77-63, in a non-league battle.