In Thursday's non-league outing, the South Rebels (Willoughby, OH) basketball squad nipped the visiting Buckeye Bucks (Medina, OH), by a margin of 52-49.

The Rebels (2-6) will now prepare for their outing against Riverside (Painesville, OH). The Beavers go into the Western Reserve outing with a 6-1 record. In their last outing, Riverside was tipped by Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills, OH), 64-51, in a non-league outing.

The Bucks now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Normandy for a Great Lakes outing on Tuesday, January 3. Buckeye will clash with a Invaders squad coming off a 62-50 non-league win over Cuyahoga Falls (Cuyahoga Falls, OH). The Invaders record now stands at 4-4.