Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Leetonia Bears (Leetonia, OH) and the visiting McKinley Trojans (Sebring, OH), saw Leetonia's basketball squad hold off McKinley by a tally of 20-18.

With the victory, Leetonia improves its record to 1-13 on the campaign. The Bears travel to United (Hanoverton, OH) to confront the Golden Eagles in a Eastern Ohio challenge on Thursday, January 18. The Golden Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 10-4. United lost 58-27 in their recent non-league challenge against Ursuline (Youngstown, OH)

Next up, the Trojans confront the Jackson-Milton Bluejays (North Jackson, OH) in a Mahoning Valley - Scarlet challenge, on Thursday, January 18. McKinley will attempt to improve on its 4-10 season record. The Bluejays come into the challenge with a 7-6 record after their 50-24 league loss to Springfield (New Middletown, OH).