The New Knoxville Rangers (New Knoxville, OH) basketball were winner over the visiting Houston Wildcats (Houston, OH), 57-39 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Rangers now possess a 4-5 record. They play next when they host Coldwater for a Midwest bout on Tuesday, January 7. New Knoxville will play a Cavaliers team coming off a 62-55 non-league win over Elida (Elida, OH). The Cavaliers record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Houston falls to 3-8 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Fort Loramie (Fort Loramie, OH) to play the Redskins in a Shelby County bout on Friday, January 10. The Redskins go into the bout with a record of 3-8. Fort Loramie lost 61-51 in their recent non-league bout against Dayton Christian (Miamisburg, OH)