The Edgewood Cougars basketball team (Trenton, OH), was nudged 72-68 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Valley View Spartans (Germantown, OH)

The Spartans now possess a 7-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Waynesville for a Southwestern Buckeye - Buckeye battle on Friday, February 2. Valley View will confront a Spartans team coming off a 60-51 non-league win over Wilmington (Wilmington, OH). The Spartans record now stands at 10-8.

The Cougars (5-12) will now prepare for their battle against Franklin (Franklin, OH). The Wildcats come into the Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern battle with a 12-6 record. In their last battle, Franklin was nudged by Brookville (Brookville, OH), 82-58, in a non-league contest.