The Shawnee Braves (Springfield, OH) basketball were winner over the host Northwestern Warriors (Springfield, OH), 51-43 in Friday's league bout.

The Braves now possess a 8-8 record. They play next when they host Bellefontaine for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Shawnee will play a Chieftains team coming off a 63-37 league loss to Urbana (Urbana, OH). The Chieftains record now stands at 8-7.

With the loss, Northwestern falls to 4-9 on the campaign. The Warriors host Urbana (Urbana, OH) to play the Hillclimbers in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. The Hillclimbers go into the bout with a record of 8-5. Urbana won 63-37 in their recent league bout against Bellefontaine (Bellefontaine, OH)