Valley Indians (Lucasville, OH) supporters left the game happy Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the host Portsmouth West Senators (West Portsmouth, OH), 45-42 in a league match.

With the victory, Valley advances its record to 7-4 on the year. The Indians travel to Waverly (Waverly, OH) to meet the Tigers in a Southern Ohio III match on Friday, January 17. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 5-5. Waverly won 62-34 in their recent non-league match against Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda, OH)

The Senators now own a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Point Pleasant for a non-league match on Saturday, January 18. Portsmouth West will meet a Big Blacks squad coming off a 66-51 league loss to Marietta (Marietta, OH). The Big Blacks record now stands at 4-5.