The Mt. Healthy Fighting Owls basketball squad (Cincinnati, OH), was nudged 52-47 in Friday's league battle with the host Northwest Knights (Cincinnati, OH)

With the victory, Northwest advances its record to 13-3 on the year. The Knights host Hughes (Cincinnati, OH) to meet the BIG RED in a non-league battle on Saturday, February 1. The BIG RED enter the battle with a record of 14-4. Hughes won 74-51 in their recent league battle against Taft (Cincinnati, OH)

The Fighting Owls now own a 4-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Thurgood Marshall for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 1. Mt. Healthy will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 57-55 non-league loss to Dixie (New Lebanon, OH). The Cougars record now stands at 6-8.