The Anna Rockets basketball team (Anna, OH), was nudged 36-32 in Thursday's league battle with the host Botkins Trojans (Botkins, OH)

The Trojans now possess a 7-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Parkway for a non-league battle on Monday, January 2. Botkins will confront a Panthers team coming off a 59-31 non-league win over Celina (Celina, OH). The Panthers record now stands at 10-0.

The Rockets (4-4) will now prepare for their battle against Fort Loramie (Fort Loramie, OH). The Redskins come into the Shelby County battle with a 10-0 record. In their last battle, Fort Loramie edged Walnut Ridge (Columbus, OH), 69-9, in a non-league battle.