The Metcalfe County Hornets (Edmonton, KY) basketball knocked off the visiting Russell County Lakers (Russell Springs, KY), 78-58 in Wednesday's league test.

The Hornets (8-12) will now prepare for their test against Glasgow (Glasgow, KY). The Scotties go into the non-league test with a 1-13 record. In their last test, Glasgow went down by Warren East (Bowling Green, KY), 66-46, in a non-league test.

The Lakers now own a 5-12 record. They play next when they travel to Monroe County for a District 16 test on Friday, February 3. Russell County will encounter a Falcons squad coming off a 68-61 league loss to Clinton County (Albany, KY). The Falcons record now stands at 12-8.