In Saturday's non-league outing, the Emmanuel Christian Academy Lions (Springfield, OH) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Tri-County North Panthers (Lewisburg, OH), by a margin of 68-29.

The Lions (6-8) will now prepare for their outing against Legacy Christian Academy (Xenia, OH). The Knights go into the Metro Buckeye outing with a 9-3 record. In their last outing, Legacy Christian Academy smashed Bethel (Tipp City, OH), 66-49, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now own a 1-11 record. They play next when they travel to Dixie for a Western Ohio outing on Friday, January 19. Tri-County North will encounter a Greyhounds squad coming off a 54-34 non-league loss to Waynesville (Waynesville, OH). The Greyhounds record now stands at 5-7.