The Pickerington Central Tigers (Pickerington, OH) basketball nipped the host Olentangy Orange Pioneers (Lewis Center, OH), 59-56 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Tigers (11-7) will now prepare for their test against Lancaster (Lancaster, OH). The Golden Gales go into the Ohio Capital - Buckeye test with a 7-9 record.

The Pioneers now own a 17-1 record. They play next when they host Olentangy for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 6. Olentangy Orange will encounter a Braves squad coming off a 46-43 league loss to Hilliard Darby (Hilliard, OH). The Braves record now stands at 10-7.