The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Groveport-Madison Cruisers (Groveport, OH) and the host Canal Winchester Indians (Canal Winchester, OH), observed Groveport-Madison's basketball team edge Canal Winchester by a margin of 68-65.

The Cruisers (8-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Newark (Newark, OH). The Wildcats come into the Ohio Capital - Buckeye challenge with a 12-2 record. In their last challenge, Newark edged Beavercreek (Beavercreek, OH), 50-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians battle the Briggs Bruins (Columbus, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Canal Winchester will attempt to better on its 5-8 season record. The Bruins come into the challenge with a 3-11 record after their 89-54 league loss to Walnut Ridge (Columbus, OH).