The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Central Christian Comets (Kidron, OH) and the host Mansfield Christian Flames (Mansfield, OH), observed Central Christian's basketball team edge Mansfield Christian by a margin of 51-47.

The Comets (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Malvern (Malvern, OH). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 7-2 record. In their last challenge, Malvern edged Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia, OH), 65-46, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Flames battle the Hillsdale Falcons (Jeromesville, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Mansfield Christian will attempt to better on its 5-4 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 66-57 league loss to Chippewa (Doylestown, OH).