The Waynesville Spartans basketball squad (Waynesville, OH), was nudged 61-58 in Friday's league battle with the host Valley View Spartans (Germantown, OH)

With the victory, Valley View advances its record to 2-0 on the year. The Spartans host Monroe (Monroe, OH) to meet the Hornets in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. The Hornets enter the battle with a record of 4-1. Monroe won 70-58 in their recent league battle against Ross (Hamilton, OH)

The Spartans now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Carlisle for a Southwestern Buckeye - Buckeye battle on Tuesday, December 17. Waynesville will meet a Indians squad coming off a 54-28 league win over Eaton (Eaton, OH). The Indians record now stands at 3-2.