The Buckeye Trail Warriors (Lore City, OH) basketball knocked off the host Malvern Hornets (Malvern, OH), 42-34 in Wednesday's league test.

The Warriors (7-8) will now prepare for their test against Conotton Valley (Bowerston, OH). The Rockets go into the Inter-Valley test with a 7-7 record. In their last test, Conotton Valley notched a victory over Newcomerstown (Newcomerstown, OH), 43-25, in a league test.

The Hornets now own a 6-10 record. They play next when they travel to Strasburg-Franklin for a Inter-Valley test on Saturday, January 27. Malvern will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 54-25 league win over East Canton (East Canton, OH). The Tigers record now stands at 13-3.