Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Mansfield Christian Flames (Mansfield, OH) and the visiting Crestline Bulldogs (Crestline, OH), saw Mansfield Christian's basketball squad hold off Crestline by a tally of 45-39.

With the victory, Mansfield Christian improves its record to 10-4 on the campaign. The Flames travel to Loudonville (Loudonville, OH) to confront the Redbirds in a Mid-Buckeye challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Redbirds come into the challenge with a record of 2-9. Loudonville lost 63-54 in their recent league challenge against Central Christian (Kidron, OH)

Next up, the Bulldogs confront the Seneca East Tigers (Attica, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Crestline will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 49-36 league loss to Carey (Carey, OH).