The Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars basketball squad (Whitesburg, KY), was nudged 54-47 in Wednesday's league battle with the visiting Knott County Central Patriots (Hindman, KY)

With the victory, Knott County Central advances its record to 15-6 on the year. The Patriots host Breathitt County (Jackson, KY) to meet the Bobcats in a non-league battle on Friday, February 7. The Bobcats enter the battle with a record of 11-8. Breathitt County won 69-56 in their recent non-league battle against Powell County (Stanton, KY)

The Cougars / Lady Cougars now own a 8-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cordia for a District 53 battle on Thursday, February 6. Letcher County Central will meet a Lions squad coming off a 50-44 league win over Jenkins (Jenkins, KY). The Lions record now stands at 4-9.