The Claymont Mustangs basketball team (Uhrichsville, OH), was nudged 43-39 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Sandy Valley Cardinals (Magnolia, OH)

The Cardinals now possess a 12-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Indian Valley for a Inter-Valley battle on Saturday, February 3. Sandy Valley will confront a Braves team coming off a 53-48 league win over Garaway (Sugarcreek, OH). The Braves record now stands at 13-3.

The Mustangs (7-10) will now prepare for their outing against Carrollton (Carrollton, OH). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 7-12 record. In their last outing, Carrollton was tipped by West Branch (Beloit, OH), 56-43, in a league outing.