Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Van Buren Black Knights (Van Buren, OH) and the host Riverdale Falcons (Mt. Blanchard, OH), saw Van Buren's basketball squad hold off Riverdale by a tally of 52-47.

With the victory, Van Buren improves its record to 6-9 on the campaign. The Black Knights travel to Arcadia (Arcadia, OH) to confront the Redskins in a Blanchard Valley challenge on Thursday, January 18. The Redskins come into the challenge with a record of 11-2. Arcadia won 49-24 in their recent non-league challenge against North Baltimore (North Baltimore, OH)

Next up, the Falcons confront the Upper Scioto Valley Rams (McGuffey, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Riverdale will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 43-40 league loss to Ridgedale (Morral, OH).