In Friday's non-league outing, the Spencerville Bearcats (Spencerville, OH) basketball squad beat the visiting Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds (Lima, OH), by a margin of 64-52.

The Bearcats (11-1) will now prepare for their outing against Arlington (Arlington, OH). The Red Devils go into the non-league outing with a 9-3 record. In their last outing, Arlington defeated North Baltimore (North Baltimore, OH), 74-27, in a league outing.

The Thunderbirds now own a 4-6 record. They play next when they travel to Lima Senior for a Freelance outing on Tuesday, January 17. Lima Central Catholic will clash with a Spartans squad coming off a 52-48 non-league win over Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa, OH). The Spartans record now stands at 6-4.