Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Liberty Leopards (Youngstown, OH) and the visiting Garfield G-Men (Garrettsville, OH), saw Liberty's basketball squad hold off Garfield by a count of 33-30.

With the victory, Liberty upgrades its record to 3-14 on the campaign. The Leopards travel to LaBrae (Leavittsburg, OH) to play the Vikings in a Mahoning Valley - Grey challenge on Monday, January 29. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 13-3. LaBrae won 47-32 in their recent league challenge against Brookfield (Brookfield, OH)

Next up, the G-Men play the Newton Falls Tigers (Newton Falls, OH) in a Mahoning Valley - Grey challenge, on Monday, January 29. Garfield will attempt to upgrade on its 3-12 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 6-11 record after their 55-10 league loss to Crestview (Columbiana, OH).