The Talawanda Brave basketball team (Oxford, OH), was nudged 52-49 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Edgewood Cougars (Trenton, OH)

The Cougars now possess a 4-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Ross for a Southwest Ohio battle on Friday, January 27. Edgewood will confront a Rams team coming off a 54-40 league loss to Northwest (Cincinnati, OH). The Rams record now stands at 9-7.

The Brave (7-5) will now prepare for their battle against Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati, OH). The Fighting Owls come into the Southwest Ohio battle with a 4-14 record. In their last battle, Mt. Healthy edged Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH), 66-54, in a non-league battle.