The Springfield Tigers (New Middletown, OH) basketball edged the host Western Reserve Blue Devils (Berlin Center, OH), 51-49 in Thursday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 12-10 record. They play next when they travel to Valley Christian for a non-league bout on Friday, February 21. Springfield will play a Eagles team coming off a 62-29 non-league win over Heartland Christian (Columbiana, OH). The Eagles record now stands at 17-4.

With the loss, Western Reserve falls to 12-9 on the campaign. The Blue devils travel to East Palestine (East Palestine, OH) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Saturday, February 15. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 10-10. East Palestine won 67-50 in their recent league bout against Southern (Salineville, OH)