The Tallmadge Blue Devils (Tallmadge, OH) basketball nipped the visiting Aurora Greenmen (Aurora, OH), 53-52 in Friday's league test.

The Blue Devils (8-7) will now prepare for their test against Field (Mogadore, OH). The Falcons go into the non-league test with a 2-14 record. In their last test, Field was tipped by Streetsboro (Streetsboro, OH), 64-41, in a league test.

The Greenmen now own a 2-12 record. They play next when they host Jackson for a non-league test on Saturday, January 28. Aurora will encounter a Polar Bears squad coming off a 57-53 league win over Lake (Uniontown, OH). The Polar Bears record now stands at 11-4.