The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Malvern Hornets (Malvern, OH) and the visiting Sandy Valley Cardinals (Magnolia, OH), observed Malvern's basketball team overcome Sandy Valley by a score of 71-53.

The Hornets (9-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Minerva (Minerva, OH). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 6-5 record. In their last challenge, Minerva defeated Carrollton (Carrollton, OH), 45-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Marlington Dukes (Alliance, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Sandy Valley will attempt to improve on its 5-7 season record. The Dukes come into the challenge with a 7-5 record after their 61-44 league loss to Alliance (Alliance, OH).