The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Defiance Bulldogs (Defiance, OH) and the visiting Van Wert Cougars (Van Wert, OH), observed Defiance's basketball team knock off Van Wert by a score of 47-27.

The Bulldogs (7-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Shawnee (Lima, OH). The Indians come into the non-league challenge with a 8-5 record. In their last challenge, Shawnee dropped by Kalida (Kalida, OH), 43-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Marion Local Flyers (Maria Stein, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Van Wert will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record. The Flyers come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 52-21 non-league win over Parkway (Rockford, OH).