In Friday's league outing, the Russell County Lakers (Russell Springs, KY) basketball squad edged the visiting Monroe County Falcons (Tompkinsville, KY), by a margin of 43-42.

The Lakers (11-8) will now prepare for their outing against Cumberland County (Burkesville, KY). The Panthers go into the District 16 outing with a 13-8 record. In their last outing, Cumberland County held off Jackson County (Gainesboro, TN), 59-51, in a non-league outing.

The Falcons now own a 7-11 record. They play next when they host Edmonson County for a non-league outing on Saturday, February 3. Monroe County will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 44-29 league win over Trinity (Whitesville, KY). The Wildcats record now stands at 15-5.