The Licking Valley Panthers (Newark, OH) basketball felled the host Licking Heights Hornets (Pataskala, OH), 32-23 in Friday's league test.

The Panthers (2-3) will now prepare for their test against Lakewood (Hebron, OH). The Lancers go into the Licking County - Cardinal test with a 2-4 record. In their last test, Lakewood thwarted Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown, OH), 39-36, in a league test.

The Hornets now own a 2-4 record. They play next when they travel to Johnstown-Monroe for a Licking County - Cardinal test on Tuesday, December 13. Licking Heights will encounter a Johnnies squad coming off a 39-36 league loss to Lakewood (Hebron, OH). The Johnnies record now stands at 2-4.