The Springfield Tigers (New Middletown, OH) basketball edged the visiting Western Reserve Blue Devils (Berlin Center, OH), 49-43 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to Jackson-Milton for a Mahoning Valley - Scarlet bout on Friday, January 17. Springfield will play a Bluejays team coming off a 58-47 league win over Mineral Ridge (Mineral Ridge, OH). The Bluejays record now stands at 5-7.

With the loss, Western Reserve falls to 8-5 on the campaign. The Blue devils host Waterloo (Atwater, OH) to play the Vikings in a Mahoning Valley - Scarlet bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 2-10.