The Urbana Hillclimbers basketball team (Urbana, OH), was nudged 60-53 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Kenton Ridge Cougars (Springfield, OH)

The Cougars now sport a 8-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Shawnee for a Central Buckeye - Kenton Trail battle on Friday, January 27. Kenton Ridge will battle a Braves team coming off a 56-21 non-league win over Indian Lake (Lewistown, OH). The Braves record now stands at 10-5.

The Hillclimbers (11-5) will now prepare for their battle against Benjamin Logan (Bellefontaine, OH). The Raiders come into the Central Buckeye - Mad River battle with a 0-16 record. In their last battle, Benjamin Logan was nudged by London (London, OH), 65-39, in a non-league battle.