The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Rootstown Rovers (Rootstown, OH) and the host Ravenna Ravens (Ravenna, OH), observed Rootstown's basketball team edge Ravenna by a score of 58-57.

The Rovers (4-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Lake Center Christian (Hartville, OH). The Tiger come into the Portage Trail challenge with a 12-4 record. In their last challenge, Lake Center Christian edged Central Christian (Kidron, OH), 54-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Ravens encounter the Streetsboro Rockets (Streetsboro, OH) in a Metro challenge, on Friday, January 31. Ravenna will attempt to improve on its 4-14 season record. The Rockets come into the challenge with a 14-3 record after their 53-50 non-league win over Roosevelt (Kent, OH).