Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Arcanum Trojans (Arcanum, OH) and the host National Trail Blazers (New Paris, OH), saw Arcanum's basketball squad hold off National Trail by a count of 56-54.

With the victory, Arcanum upgrades its record to 7-6 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to New Bremen (New Bremen, OH) to play the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 13. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 3-8. New Bremen lost 46-42 in their recent league challenge against Coldwater (Coldwater, OH)

Next up, the Blazers play the Tri-Village Patriots (New Madison, OH) in a Western Ohio challenge, on Friday, January 19. National Trail will attempt to upgrade on its 5-8 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 12-1 record after their 52-40 non-league win over Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH).