The Elida Tigers nipped the visiting Dora Coyotes basketball squad by a final score of 54-50 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Tigers face the Gateway Christian Warriors (Roswell, NM) in a A District 4 outing, on Thursday, January 30. Elida will attempt to upgrade on its 9-6 season record. The Warriors enter the outing with a 7-6 record after their 52-28 league loss to Melrose (Melrose, NM).

The Coyotes (6-9) will now prepare for their outing against Lake Arthur (Lake Arthur, NM). The Panthers enter the A District 4 outing with a 3-9 record. In their last outing, Lake Arthur got by Floyd (Floyd, NM), 30-28, in a league outing.