The Licking Heights Hornets (Pataskala, OH) basketball nipped the host St. Charles Cardinals (Columbus, OH), 36-34 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Hornets (10-2) will now prepare for their test against Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH). The Warriors go into the Licking County - Buckeye test with a 9-4 record. In their last test, Watkins Memorial got by Granville (Granville, OH), 48-35, in a league test.

The Cardinals now own a 6-7 record. They play next when they host Bishop Hartley for a Central Catholic test on Friday, January 19. St. Charles will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 60-52 non-league win over Teays Valley (Ashville, OH). The Hawks record now stands at 11-1.