The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Van Wert Cougars (Van Wert, OH) and the visiting Ottawa-Glandorf Titans (Ottawa, OH), observed Van Wert's basketball team edge Ottawa-Glandorf by a score of 51-48.

The Cougars (8-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Shawnee (Lima, OH). The Indians come into the Western Buckeye challenge with a 16-2 record. In their last challenge, Shawnee edged Lima Senior (Lima, OH), 80-66, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Titans encounter the Celina Bulldogs (Celina, OH) in a Western Buckeye challenge, on Friday, February 7. Ottawa-Glandorf will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record.