Fans at Friday's league challenge between the River View Black Bears (Warsaw, OH) and the host Crooksville Ceramics (Crooksville, OH), saw River View's basketball squad knock off Crooksville by a tally of 65-54.

With the victory, River View improves its record to 6-9 on the campaign. The Black Bears host Sheridan (Thornville, OH) to play the Generals in a Muskingum Valley challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Generals come into the challenge with a record of 9-5. Sheridan won 57-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Logan (Logan, OH)

Next up, the Ceramics play the Morgan Raiders (McConnelsville, OH) in a Muskingum Valley challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Crooksville will attempt to improve on its 3-11 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 5-9 record after their 63-43 league loss to John Glenn (New Concord, OH).