The North Central Eagles basketball squad (Pioneer, OH), lost 61-46 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Fort Jennings Musketeers (Fort Jennings, OH)

With the victory, Fort Jennings advances its record to 8-5 on the year. The Musketeers host Continental (Continental, OH) to meet the Pirates in a Putnam County battle on Friday, January 17. The Pirates enter the battle with a record of 0-12. Continental lost 51-45 in their recent non-league battle against McComb (McComb, OH)

The Eagles now own a 3-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cardinal Stritch for a non-league battle on Monday, January 13. North Central will meet a Cardinals squad coming off a 70-41 league loss to Toledo Christian (Toledo, OH). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-11.