The Lafayette County Cougars basketball team scored 61 points and limited the visiting Emerson Pirates to 48 in the Cougars non-league triumph on Monday.

The Cougars now possess a 12-4 record. They play next when they travel to Dierks for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 31. Lafayette County will confront a Outlaws team coming off a 69-29 non-league win over Bradley (Bradley, AR). The Outlaws record now stands at 10-2.

With the loss, Emerson falls to 13-4 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Hermitage (Hermitage, AR) to confront the Hermits in a 1A Region 8 game on Tuesday, January 7. The Hermits go into the game with a record of 3-15. Hermitage lost 54-29 in their recent non-league game against Parkers Chapel (El Dorado, AR)