In Friday's league outing, the Open Door Christian Patriots (Elyria, OH) basketball squad beat the host Lake Ridge Academy Royals (North Ridgeville, OH), by a margin of 78-61.

The Patriots (9-7) will now prepare for their outing against Columbia (Columbia Station, OH). The Raiders go into the non-league outing with a 8-5 record. In their last outing, Columbia defeated Wellington (Wellington, OH), 52-38, in a league outing.

The Royals now own a 7-7 record. They play next when they travel to Medina Christian Academy for a Lake Effect outing on Sunday, January 29. Lake Ridge Academy will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 51-35 league win over First Baptist Christian (Elyria, OH). The Knights record now stands at 6-5.