The Wayne Trace Raiders (Haviland, OH) basketball toppled the host Paulding Panthers (Paulding, OH), 66-53 in Friday's league bout.

The Raiders now possess a 6-3 record. They play next when they host Ottoville for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. Wayne Trace will play a Big Green team coming off a 54-50 non-league win over Minster (Minster, OH). The Big Green record now stands at 7-4.

With the loss, Paulding falls to 3-7 on the campaign. The Panthers host Wauseon (Wauseon, OH) to play the Indians in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. The Indians go into the bout with a record of 3-4. Wauseon lost 66-39 in their recent non-league bout against Genoa Area (Genoa, OH)