In Thursday's league test, the Highland Fighting Scots (Marengo, OH) basketball squad got by the host Pleasant Spartans (Marion, OH), by a tally of 54-47.

The Fighting Scots now possess a 7-12 record. They play next when they travel to Mt. Gilead for a non-league bout on Saturday, February 7. Highland will play a Indians team coming off a 46-12 league loss to Loudonville (Loudonville, OH). The Indians record now stands at 5-13.

With the loss, Pleasant falls to 12-9 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Centerburg (Centerburg, OH) to play the Trojans in a non-league bout on Saturday, February 7. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 15-3. Centerburg won 82-47 in their recent non-league bout against Beechcroft (Columbus, OH)