The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Leipsic Vikings (Leipsic, OH) and the visiting Elmwood Royals (Bloomdale, OH), observed Leipsic's basketball team overcome Elmwood by a margin of 63-43.

The Vikings (8-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Patrick Henry (Hamler, OH). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 11-0 record. In their last challenge, Patrick Henry defeated Miller City (Miller City, OH), 55-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Royals battle the Lakota Raiders (Kansas, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Elmwood will attempt to better on its 2-9 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 74-19 league win over St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont, OH).