The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Mathews Mustangs (Vienna, OH) and the host Chalker Wildcats (Southington, OH), observed Mathews's basketball team edge Chalker by a score of 43-42.

The Mustangs (10-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Bristol (Bristolville, OH). The Panthers come into the Northeastern challenge with a 7-4 record. In their last challenge, Bristol edged Maplewood (Cortland, OH), 87-57, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Pymatuning Valley Lakers (Andover, OH) in a Northeastern challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Chalker will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Lakers come into the challenge with a 7-2 record after their 63-59 league win over St. John (Ashtabula, OH).