The Owensboro Catholic Aces basketball team (Owensboro, KY), was nudged 70-67 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons (Madisonville, KY)

The Maroons now possess a 4-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Dawson Springs for a District 7 battle on Tuesday, January 2.

The Aces (2-3) will now prepare for their battle against Hopkinsville (Hopkinsville, KY). The Tigers come into the non-league battle with a 5-4 record. In their last battle, Hopkinsville edged Mayfield (Mayfield, KY), 59-52, in a non-league battle.