Lake Center Christian Tiger (Hartville, OH) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting West Branch Warriors (Beloit, OH), 51-40 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Lake Center Christian upgrades its record to 7-8 on the season. The Tiger travel to Mogadore (Mogadore, OH) to clash with the Wildcats in a Portage Trail bout on Friday, January 27. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 12-1. Mogadore won 73-58 in their recent non-league bout against Field (Mogadore, OH)

Next up, the Warriors clash with the Alliance Aviators (Alliance, OH) in a Eastern Buckeye bout, on Friday, January 27. West Branch will attempt to upgrade on its 7-6 season record. The Aviators go into the bout with a 10-4 record after their 57-53 non-league win over Canton Central Catholic (Canton, OH).