The Bucyrus Redmen (Bucyrus, OH) basketball nipped the visiting Buckeye Central Bucks (New Washington, OH), 51-44 in Friday's league test.

The Redmen (5-14) will now prepare for their test against Riverdale (Mt. Blanchard, OH). The Falcons go into the non-league test with a 2-19 record. In their last test, Riverdale was tipped by Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom, OH), 62-31, in a non-league test.

The Bucks now own a 6-14 record. They play next when they host Galion for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 14. Buckeye Central will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 71-58 league loss to Pleasant (Marion, OH). The Tigers record now stands at 7-14.