The Livingston Central Cardinals (Smithland, KY) basketball knocked off the host Ballard Memorial Bombers (Barlow, KY), 41-30 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Cardinals (8-7) will now prepare for their test against Paducah Tilghman (Paducah, KY). The Blue Tornado go into the non-league test with a 3-18 record. In their last test, Paducah Tilghman went down by McCracken County (Paducah, KY), 77-30, in a league test.

The Bombers now own a 11-9 record. They play next when they host Carlisle County for a non-league test on Friday, February 2. Ballard Memorial will encounter a Comets squad coming off a 61-34 league win over Hickman County (Clinton, KY). The Comets record now stands at 10-8.