Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Buchtel Griffins (Akron, OH) and the host Garfield Community Learning Center Golden Rams (Akron, OH), saw Buchtel's basketball squad overcome Garfield Community Learning Center by a tally of 62-50.

With the victory, Buchtel improves its record to 9-3 on the campaign. The Griffins host St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 27. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 13-3. St. Ignatius won 69-54 in their recent non-league challenge against Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights, OH)

Next up, the Golden Rams confront the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 31. Garfield Community Learning Center will attempt to improve on its 9-5 season record. The Black Tigers come into the challenge with a 4-10 record after their 63-40 league win over Copley (Copley, OH).