The Miami Trace Panthers (Washington Courthouse, OH) basketball nipped the host Chillicothe Cavaliers (Chillicothe, OH), 35-33 in Tuesday's league test.

The Panthers (6-0) will now prepare for their test against Washington (Washington Courthouse, OH). The Blue Lions go into the Frontier test with a 8-1 record. In their last test, Washington got by Hillsboro (Hillsboro, OH), 58-53, in a league test.

The Cavaliers now own a 3-4 record. They play next when they host Jackson for a Frontier test on Saturday, December 17. Chillicothe will encounter a Ironman/Ironladies squad coming off a 54-50 league win over McClain (Greenfield, OH). The Ironman/Ironladies record now stands at 2-3.