The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Crooksville Ceramics (Crooksville, OH) and the host New Lexington Panthers (New Lexington, OH), observed Crooksville's basketball team knock off New Lexington by a count of 38-30.

With the victory, Crooksville advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Ceramics travel to Tri-Valley (Dresden, OH) to meet the Scotties in a non-league battle on Friday, January 24. The Scotties enter the battle with a record of 2-1.

The Panthers now own a 1-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to John Glenn for a non-league battle on Friday, January 24. New Lexington will meet a Little Muskies squad coming off a 42-32 non-league loss to Philo (Duncan Falls, OH). The Little Muskies record now stands at 9-3.