The Jonathan Alder Pioneers basketball team (Plain City, OH), was nudged 42-41 in Friday's league battle with the host Kenton Ridge Cougars (Springfield, OH)

The Cougars now possess a 13-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Shawnee for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 23. Kenton Ridge will confront a Braves team coming off a 49-39 non-league loss to Tippecanoe (Tipp City, OH). The Braves record now stands at 8-6.

The Pioneers (7-6) will now prepare for their battle against North Union (Richwood, OH). The Wildcats come into the Central Buckeye Conference - Mad River battle with a 11-3 record. In their last battle, North Union edged Benjamin Logan (Bellefontaine, OH), 68-20, in a league battle.