The Wooster Generals (Wooster, OH) basketball nipped the visiting Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets (Mt. Vernon, OH), 44-42 in Saturday's league test.

The Generals (2-7) will now prepare for their test against Orrville (Orrville, OH). The Red Riders go into the non-league test with a 2-6 record. In their last test, Orrville was tipped by Triway (Wooster, OH), 39-35, in a league test.

The Yellowjackets now own a 2-7 record. They play next when they host West Holmes for a Ohio Cardinal test on Saturday, December 30. Mt. Vernon will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 74-40 non-league loss to Hiland (Berlin, OH). The Knights record now stands at 4-4.