The Memorial Roughriders tipped the visiting Van Wert Cougars basketball team by a final score of 62-60 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Roughriders face the Lexington Minutemen (Lexington, OH) in a non-league game, on Sunday, January 15. Memorial will attempt to move on its 5-5 season record. The Minutemen enter the game with a 12-0 record after their 55-53 league win over Ashland (Ashland, OH).

With the defeat, Van Wert moves to 6-4 on the year. The Cougars host Bryan (Bryan, OH) to face the Golden Bears in a non-league game on Saturday, January 14. The Golden Bears enter the game with a record of 3-9. Bryan lost 36-28 in their recent league game against Delta (Delta, OH)