In Thursday's non-league outing, the Morgan County Cougars (West Liberty, KY) basketball squad felled the visiting Elliott County Lions (Sandy Hook, KY), by a margin of 52-43.

The Cougars (11-18) will now prepare for their outing against Boyd County (Ashland, KY). The Lions go into the non-league outing with a 21-10 record. In their last outing, Boyd County was beaten by Blazer (Ashland, KY), 68-49, in a non-league outing.

The Lions now own a 9-17 record. They play next when they travel to Russell for a non-league outing on Monday, March 4. Elliott County will encounter a Red Devils squad coming off a 71-26 non-league win over Raceland (Raceland, KY). The Red Devils record now stands at 25-6.