The Lutheran West Longhorns basketball team (Rocky River, OH), was nudged 40-34 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Wickliffe Blue Devils (Wickliffe, OH)

The Blue Devils now possess a 7-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Berkshire for a Chagrin Valley - Valley battle on Wednesday, January 11. Wickliffe will confront a Badgers team coming off a 39-32 non-league win over Brooklyn (Brooklyn, OH). The Badgers record now stands at 7-5.

The Longhorns (3-8) will now prepare for their battle against Holy Name (Parma Heights, OH). The Green Wave come into the non-league battle with a 2-9 record. In their last battle, Holy Name was nudged by Buckeye (Medina, OH), 41-24, in a league battle.