The Circleville Tigers basketball squad (Circleville, OH), was nudged 41-35 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Fairfield Union Falcons (Lancaster, OH)

With the victory, Fairfield Union advances its record to 19-0 on the year. The Falcons travel to Liberty Union (Baltimore, OH) to meet the Lions in a Mid-State - Buckeye battle on Monday, February 3. The Lions enter the battle with a record of 10-9. Liberty Union won 64-56 in their recent league battle against Logan Elm (Circleville, OH)

The Tigers now own a 16-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Chillicothe for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 4. Circleville will meet a Cavaliers squad coming off a 49-39 league loss to Jackson (Jackson, OH). The Cavaliers record now stands at 1-18.