The Northwest Indians basketball team (Canal Fulton, OH), was defeated 62-50 in Tuesday's league contest with the host Manchester Panthers (Akron, OH)

The Panthers now sport a 7-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Fairless for a Principals contest on Friday, January 20. Manchester will battle a Falcons team coming off a 64-31 league loss to Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls, OH). The Falcons record now stands at 6-9.

The Indians (5-9) will now prepare for their contest against Tuslaw (Massillon, OH). The Mustangs enter the Principals contest with a 0-16 record. In their last contest, Tuslaw was defeated by Canton South (Canton, OH), 57-52, in a league contest.