In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Northridge Vikings (Johnstown, OH) basketball squad nipped the visiting Granville Blue Aces (Granville, OH), by a margin of 52-47.

The Vikings (14-4) will now prepare for their outing against Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown, OH). The Johnnies go into the Licking County - Cardinal outing with a 10-8 record. In their last outing, Johnstown-Monroe was tipped by Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH), 61-41, in a league outing.

The Blue Aces now own a 12-7 record. They play next when they travel to Licking Valley for a Licking County - Buckeye outing on Friday, February 9. Granville will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 60-43 league loss to Heath (Heath, OH). The Panthers record now stands at 8-10.