The Houston Wildcats basketball team scored 49 points and restricted the visiting Botkins Trojans to 42 in the Wildcats league victory on Thursday.

The Wildcats now sport a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bradford for a non-league contest on Friday, December 29. Houston will battle a Railroaders team coming off a 47-25 league loss to Ansonia (Ansonia, OH). The Railroaders record now stands at 1-6.

The Trojans (3-5) will now prepare for their contest against Versailles (Versailles, OH). The Tigers come into the non-league contest with a 3-3 record. In their last contest, Versailles was nudged by Fort Loramie (Fort Loramie, OH), 65-43, in a non-league contest.