The Springfield Tigers (New Middletown, OH) basketball edged the host Waterloo Vikings (Atwater, OH), 44-41 in Friday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 10-10 record. They play next when they host East Palestine for a non-league bout on Saturday, February 8. Springfield will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 83-52 league win over Leetonia (Leetonia, OH). The Bulldogs record now stands at 8-9.

With the loss, Waterloo falls to 2-17 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Western Reserve (Berlin Center, OH) to play the Blue Devils in a Mahoning Valley - Scarlet bout on Monday, February 10. The Blue Devils go into the bout with a record of 11-7. Western Reserve won 62-31 in their recent league bout against McKinley (Sebring, OH)