The Perry Meridian Falcons (Indianapolis, IN) basketball edged the visiting Martinsville Artesians (Martinsville, IN), 53-51 in Friday's league bout.

The Falcons now possess a 7-12 record. They play next when they host Whiteland for a Mid-State bout on Tuesday, January 27. Perry Meridian will play a Warriors team coming off a 63-53 non-league loss to Shelbyville (Shelbyville, IN). The Warriors record now stands at 5-15.

With the loss, Martinsville falls to 6-12 on the campaign. The Artesians host Jasper (Jasper, IN) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 24. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 15-8. Jasper lost 52-24 in their recent league test against Evansville Reitz (Evansville, IN)