The Whiteoak Wildcats basketball squad (Mowrystown, OH), was nudged 43-38 in Monday's league battle with the host Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs (Lynchburg, OH)

With the victory, Lynchburg-Clay betters its record to 3-8 on the season. The Mustangs travel to Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington (Ripley, OH) to battle the Blue Jays in a Southern Hills contest on Thursday, January 8. The Blue Jays enter the match with a record of 6-4. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington won 45-26 in their recent non-league match against New Richmond (New Richmond, OH)

The Wildcats now own a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Fairfield for a Southern Hills match on Thursday, January 8. Whiteoak will face a Lions squad coming off a 40-31 non-league win over Bethel-Tate (Bethel, OH). The Lions record now stands at 8-3.