The Paintsville Tigers (Paintsville, KY) basketball nipped the host Morgan County Cougars (West Liberty, KY), 51-46 in Wednesday's non-league test.

The Tigers (14-11) will now prepare for their test against Belfry (Belfry, KY). The Pirates go into the non-league test with a 12-12 record. In their last test, Belfry got by Letcher County Central (Whitesburg, KY), 55-45, in a non-league test.

The Cougars now own a 9-15 record. They play next when they host Pikeville for a non-league test on Friday, February 16. Morgan County will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 71-60 non-league win over South Laurel (London, KY). The Panthers record now stands at 20-4.