The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Portsmouth Trojans (Portsmouth, OH) and the visiting Dawson-Bryant Hornets (Coal Grove, OH), observed Portsmouth's basketball team edge Dawson-Bryant by a score of 56-53.

The Trojans (7-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Fairland (Proctorville, OH). The Dragons come into the Ohio Valley challenge with a 14-1 record. In their last challenge, Fairland edged Ironton (Ironton, OH), 61-56, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets battle the Chesapeake Panthers (Chesapeake, OH) in a Ohio Valley challenge, on Friday, January 31. Dawson-Bryant will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 15-1 record after their 53-41 league win over South Point (South Point, OH).