In Monday's non-league outing, the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs (Carroll, OH) basketball squad edged the visiting Bexley Lions (Columbus, OH), by a count of 59-58.

The Bulldogs (7-4) will now prepare for their outing against Hamilton Township (Columbus, OH). The Rangers go into the Mid-State - Buckeye outing with a 6-4 record. In their last outing, Hamilton Township was tipped by Teays Valley (Ashville, OH), 64-57, in a league outing.

The Lions now hold a 4-5 record. They play next when they travel to Buckeye Valley for a Central Buckeye League outing on Friday, January 12. Bexley will clash with a Barons squad coming off a 51-44 non-league win over Pleasant (Marion, OH). The Barons record now stands at 4-7.