The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Malvern Hornets (Malvern, OH) and the visiting Minerva Lions (Minerva, OH), observed Malvern's basketball team edge Minerva by a score of 68-63.

The Hornets (10-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Newcomerstown (Newcomerstown, OH). The Trojans come into the Inter-Valley challenge with a 3-8 record.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the West Branch Warriors (Beloit, OH) in a Eastern Buckeye challenge, on Friday, January 17. Minerva will attempt to improve on its 6-6 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 5-8 record after their 58-55 non-league win over Beaver Local (Lisbon, OH).