The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Belpre Golden Eagles (Belpre, OH) and the visiting Frontier Cougars (New Matamoras, OH), observed Belpre's basketball team knock off Frontier by a score of 49-35.

The Golden Eagles (6-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Ritchie County (Ellenboro, WV). The Rebels come into the non-league challenge with a 6-4 record. In their last challenge, Ritchie County prevailed over St. Marys (St. Marys, WV), 70-61, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the St. Marys Blue Devils (St. Marys, WV) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 25. Frontier will attempt to improve on its 6-4 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 2-9 record after their 70-61 league loss to Ritchie County (Ellenboro, WV).