The Whiteoak Wildcats (Mowrystown, OH) basketball were winner over the host Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays (Ripley, OH), 78-59 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Wildcats now possess a 8-8 record. They play next when they host Manchester for a Southern Hills bout on Friday, January 31. Whiteoak will play a Greyhounds team coming off a 52-50 non-league win over Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth, OH). The Greyhounds record now stands at 8-8.

With the loss, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington falls to 2-15 on the campaign. The Blue jays travel to Eastern (Sardinia, OH) to play the Warriors in a Southern Hills bout on Friday, January 31. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 11-4. Eastern won 52-50 in their recent non-league bout against Waverly (Waverly, OH)