The Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds ran past the visiting Elida Bulldogs basketball team by a final score of 56-46 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds face the Lima Senior Spartans (Lima, OH) in a Freelance game, on Tuesday, January 17. Lima Central Catholic will attempt to move on its 5-6 season record. The Spartans enter the game with a 7-4 record after their 64-29 non-league win over Springboro (Springboro, OH).

With the defeat, Elida moves to 6-7 on the year. The Bulldogs host Defiance (Defiance, OH) to face the Bulldogs in a Western Buckeye game on Friday, January 20. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 13-1. Defiance won 63-42 in their recent non-league game against Archbold (Archbold, OH)