The Russell Red Devils (Russell, KY) basketball edged the visiting Greenup County Musketeers (Greenup, KY), 59-52 in Friday's league bout.

The Red Devils now possess a 11-9 record. They play next when they travel to Dawson-Bryant for a non-league bout on Saturday, February 8. Russell will play a Hornets team coming off a 63-39 league loss to Ironton (Ironton, OH). The Hornets record now stands at 8-12.

With the loss, Greenup County falls to 8-14 on the campaign. The Musketeers travel to Morgan County (West Liberty, KY) to play the Cougars in a non-league bout on Saturday, February 8. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 10-10. Morgan County won 71-58 in their recent league bout against West Carter (Olive Hill, KY)