The Bethel-Tate Tigers basketball team scored 53 points and held the host Blanchester Wildcats to 41 in the Tigers league triumph on Thursday.

The Tigers now sport a 7-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Clinton for a Southern Buckeye - National contest on Monday, February 5. Bethel-Tate will battle a Astros team coming off a 44-32 league loss to Williamsburg (Williamsburg, OH). The Astros record now stands at 3-17.

The Wildcats (4-16) will now prepare for their contest against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington (Ripley, OH). The Blue Jays enter the non-league contest with a 9-11 record. In their last contest, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington was defeated by Peebles (Peebles, OH), 49-36, in a league contest.