Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Pettisville Blackbirds (Pettisville, OH) and the visiting Evergreen Vikings (Metamora, OH), saw Pettisville's basketball squad overcome Evergreen by a tally of 56-45.

With the victory, Pettisville improves its record to 10-4 on the campaign. The Blackbirds host Gorham Fayette (Fayette, OH) to confront the Eagles in a Buckeye Border challenge on Friday, January 20. The Eagles go into the outing with a record of 4-5. Gorham Fayette won 47-43 in their recent league outing against Hilltop (West Unity, OH)

The Vikings now own a 7-6 record. They play next when they host Wauseon for a Northwest Ohio outing on Friday, January 20. Evergreen will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 61-43 league loss to Swanton (Swanton, OH). The Indians record now stands at 7-5.