The Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds (Lima, OH) basketball were winner over the host Van Wert Cougars (Van Wert, OH), 57-49 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Thunderbirds now possess a 4-2 record. They play next when they travel to Shawnee for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Lima Central Catholic will play a Indians team coming off a 69-57 non-league win over Bishop Hartley (Columbus, OH). The Indians record now stands at 7-1.

With the loss, Van Wert falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Ottoville (Ottoville, OH) to play the Big Green in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Big Green go into the bout with a record of 5-3. Ottoville won 50-37 in their recent non-league bout against Paulding (Paulding, OH)