Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Paintsville Tigers (Paintsville, KY) and the visiting Martin County Cardinals (Inez, KY), saw Paintsville's basketball squad overcome Martin County by a tally of 68-59.

With the victory, Paintsville improves its record to 8-11 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Shelby Valley (Pikeville, KY) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 13. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 9-5.

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs (Hazard, KY) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 14. Martin County will attempt to improve on its 19-8 season record. The Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 17-2 record after their 62-41 non-league win over Powell County (Stanton, KY).