The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Bluffton Pirates (Bluffton, OH) and the visiting Allen East Mustangs (Harrod, OH), observed Bluffton's basketball team edge Allen East by a score of 49-44.

The Pirates (11-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Spencerville (Spencerville, OH). The Bearcats come into the Northwest challenge with a 10-8 record. In their last challenge, Spencerville was tipped by Kalida (Kalida, OH), 37-25, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Lincolnview Lancers (Van Wert, OH) in a Northwest challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Allen East will attempt to improve on its 15-4 season record. The Lancers come into the challenge with a 11-8 record after their 64-26 non-league win over St. John's (Delphos, OH).