The Buckeye Trail Warriors got by the host East Canton Hornets basketball squad by a final score of 45-43 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Warriors clash with the Conotton Valley Rockets (Bowerston, OH) in a Inter-Valley outing, on Tuesday, January 7. Buckeye Trail will attempt to upgrade on its 7-2 season record. The Rockets come into the outing with a 3-5 record after their 51-19 non-league win over Beallsville (Beallsville, OH).

The Hornets (4-4) will now prepare for their outing against Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg, OH). The Tigers come into the Inter-Valley outing with a 5-5 record. In their last outing, Strasburg-Franklin held off Newcomerstown (Newcomerstown, OH), 60-41, in a league outing.