In Thursday's league contest, the host Fort Recovery Indians basketball team scored a close 42-41 triumph over the New Bremen Cardinals.

The Indians (6-8) will now prepare for their contest against Minster (Minster, OH). The Wildcats go into the Midwest contest with a 10-3 record. In their last contest, Minster was tipped by Versailles (Versailles, OH), 42-25, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Cardinals confront the Houston Wildcats (Houston, OH) in a non-league contest, on Monday, January 13. New Bremen will attempt to better on its 3-10 season record. The Wildcats go into the contest with a 8-6 record after their 65-38 league loss to Fort Loramie (Fort Loramie, OH).