The Smithville Smithies basketball team (Smithville, OH), was nudged 61-58 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Emmanuel Christian Warriors (Toledo, OH)

The Warriors now possess a 15-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Western Reserve for a Firelands battle on Tuesday, January 31. Emmanuel Christian will confront a Roughriders team coming off a 46-43 league win over South Central (Greenwich, OH). The Roughriders record now stands at 8-7.

The Smithies (13-5) will now prepare for their battle against Norwayne (Creston, OH). The Bobcats come into the Wayne County battle with a 14-2 record. In their last battle, Norwayne was nudged by Indian Lake (Lewistown, OH), 68-67, in a non-league battle.