The Fairview Apaches nipped the host Montpelier Locomotives basketball squad by a final score of 49-47 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Apaches face the Ayersville Pilots (Defiance, OH) in a Green Meadows outing, on Thursday, January 2. Fairview will attempt to upgrade on its 2-7 season record. The Pilots enter the outing with a 2-8 record after their 43-34 non-league loss to Hilltop (West Unity, OH).

The Locomotives (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Edon (Edon, OH). The Bombers enter the Buckeye Border outing with a 2-8 record. In their last outing, Edon was nipped by Edgerton (Edgerton, OH), 41-40, in a non-league outing.