The Linden-McKinley Panthers routed the visiting East Tigers basketball team by a final score of 83-59 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Western Hills Mustangs (Cincinnati, OH) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 27. Linden-McKinley will attempt to move on its 12-5 season record. The Mustangs enter the game with a 14-3 record after their 83-80 league loss to Taft (Cincinnati, OH).

With the defeat, East moves to 5-12 on the year. The Tigers host Mifflin (Columbus, OH) to face the Punchers in a Columbus City - North game on Friday, February 2. The Punchers enter the game with a record of 6-11. Mifflin won 66-60 in their recent league game against Whetstone (Columbus, OH)