Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Garfield G-Men (Garrettsville, OH) and the host Berkshire Badgers (Burton, OH), saw Garfield's basketball squad hold off Berkshire by a tally of 57-53.

With the victory, Garfield improves its record to 2-6 on the campaign. The G-Men travel to Liberty (Youngstown, OH) to play the Leopards in a Mahoning Valley - Grey challenge on Friday, January 5. The Leopards come into the challenge with a record of 2-8. Liberty won 60-43 in their recent non-league challenge against McKinley (Niles, OH)

Next up, the Badgers play the Wickliffe Blue Devils (Wickliffe, OH) in a Chagrin Valley - Valley challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Berkshire will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 0-6 record after their 74-56 non-league loss to Harvey (Painesville, OH).