Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Girard Indians (Girard, OH) and the host Lakeview Bulldogs (Cortland, OH), saw Girard's basketball squad hold off Lakeview by a tally of 40-38.

With the victory, Girard improves its record to 11-4 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Ursuline (Youngstown, OH) to play the Fighting Irish in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Fighting Irish come into the challenge with a record of 9-6. Ursuline lost 61-27 in their recent non-league challenge against St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Struthers Wildcats (Struthers, OH) in a Northeast Eight challenge, on Monday, January 23. Lakeview will attempt to improve on its 8-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 63-26 league win over Hubbard (Hubbard, OH).