The Houston Wildcats (Houston, OH) basketball felled the host Ansonia Tigers (Ansonia, OH), 54-36 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Wildcats (5-4) will now prepare for their test against Botkins (Botkins, OH). The Trojans go into the Shelby County test with a 7-0 record. In their last test, Botkins defeated Riverside (De Graff, OH), 55-53, in a non-league test.

The Tigers now own a 2-6 record. They take the field next when they host National Trail for a Cross County test on Friday, January 4. Ansonia will clash with a Blazers team coming off a 67-59 non-league loss to Tri-County North (Lewisburg, OH). The Blazers record now stands at 0-8.