The Wellston Golden Rockets (Wellston, OH) basketball nipped the visiting Vinton County Vikings (McArthur, OH), 79-72 in Friday's league test.

The Golden Rockets (6-6) will now prepare for their test against Eastern (Reedsville, OH). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 1-8 record. In their last test, Eastern was tipped by Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant, WV), 65-27, in a non-league test.

The Vikings now own a 8-2 record. They play next when they host McClain for a non-league test on Saturday, January 14. Vinton County will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 47-45 league loss to Chillicothe (Chillicothe, OH). The Tigers record now stands at 2-11.