The Spencerville Bearcats tipped the visiting Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds basketball team by a final score of 54-52 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bearcats face the Arlington Red Devils (Arlington, OH) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 20. Spencerville will attempt to move on its 9-3 season record. The Red Devils enter the game with a 8-4 record after their 48-46 non-league win over Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora, OH).

With the defeat, Lima Central Catholic moves to 11-2 on the year. The Thunderbirds travel to Elida (Elida, OH) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Saturday, January 20. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 9-3. Elida lost 69-63 in their recent league game against Celina (Celina, OH)