The Perkins Pirates (Sandusky, OH) basketball nipped the visiting Columbian Tornadoes (Tiffin, OH), 51-50 in Monday's league test.

The Pirates (6-5) will now prepare for their test against Margaretta (Castalia, OH). The Polar Bears go into the non-league test with a 12-1 record. In their last test, Margaretta got by Clyde (Clyde, OH), 73-49, in a non-league test.

The Tornadoes now own a 8-5 record. They play next when they host Sandusky for a Sandusky Bay - Lake test on Thursday, January 25. Columbian will encounter a Blue Streaks squad coming off a 74-66 league win over Norwalk (Norwalk, OH). The Blue Streaks record now stands at 10-1.