Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Paintsville Tigers (Paintsville, KY) and the visiting Hazard Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs (Hazard, KY), saw Paintsville's basketball squad hold off Hazard by a tally of 56-52.

With the victory, Paintsville improves its record to 15-13 on the campaign. The Tigers host Pikeville (Pikeville, KY) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 23. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 22-5.

Next up, the Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs confront the Leslie County Eagles (Hyden, KY) in a District 54 challenge, on Monday, February 26. Hazard will attempt to improve on its 12-15 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 17-13 record after their 67-34 non-league loss to Knox Central (Barbourville, KY).