The Lucas Cubs basketball squad (Lucas, OH), was nudged 50-47 in Saturday's league battle with the visiting Mansfield Christian Flames (Mansfield, OH)

With the victory, Mansfield Christian advances its record to 4-3 on the year. The Flames host Crestline (Crestline, OH) to meet the Bulldogs in a Mid-Buckeye battle on Thursday, January 2. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 2-5.

The Cubs now own a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Danville for a non-league battle on Monday, December 23. Lucas will meet a Blue Devils squad coming off a 53-17 league loss to Loudonville (Loudonville, OH). The Blue Devils record now stands at 0-7.