In Friday's league outing, the Meigs Marauders (Pomeroy, OH) basketball squad nipped the visiting Wellston Golden Rockets (Wellston, OH), by a margin of 56-49.

The Marauders (4-10) will now prepare for their outing against Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville, OH). The Buckeyes go into the Tri-Valley I outing with a 11-6 record. In their last outing, Nelsonville-York got by Trimble (Glouster, OH), 61-37, in a non-league outing.

The Golden Rockets now own a 6-8 record. They play next when they host Alexander for a Tri-Valley I outing on Tuesday, January 24. Wellston will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 58-54 league win over Vinton County (McArthur, OH). The Spartans record now stands at 10-5.