The Paulding Panthers basketball team (Paulding, OH), was nudged 73-70 in Friday's league battle with the host Lincolnview Lancers (Van Wert, OH)
The Lancers now sport a 3-8 record. They play next when they travel to Parkway for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 31. Lincolnview will meet a Panthers team coming off a 62-54 league loss to St. Henry (St. Henry, OH). The Panthers record now stands at 8-5.
The Panthers (3-9) will now prepare for their battle against Ottoville (Ottoville, OH). The Big Green come into the non-league battle with a 9-2 record. In their last battle, Ottoville was nudged by Liberty-Benton (Findlay, OH), 50-42, in a non-league battle.