Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Tri-Village Patriots (New Madison, OH) and the host National Trail Blazers (New Paris, OH), saw Tri-Village's basketball squad wallop National Trail by a tally of 69-37.

With the victory, Tri-Village improves its record to 14-1 on the campaign. The Patriots host Franklin Monroe (Pitsburg, OH) to confront the Jets in a Western Ohio challenge on Thursday, January 25. The Jets come into the challenge with a record of 6-8.

Next up, the Blazers confront the Franklin Wildcats (Franklin, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 20. National Trail will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 4-10 record after their 61-44 non-league win over Clinton-Massie (Clarksville, OH).