The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Ironton Fighting Tigers (Ironton, OH) and the visiting South Point Pointers (South Point, OH), observed Ironton's basketball team knock off South Point by a score of 49-40.

The Fighting Tigers (7-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Chesapeake (Chesapeake, OH). The Panthers come into the Ohio Valley challenge with a 11-8 record. In their last challenge, Chesapeake prevailed over Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, OH), 41-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pointers encounter the Wheelersburg Pirates (Wheelersburg, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. South Point will attempt to improve on its 10-8 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 16-2 record after their 44-24 league win over Valley (Lucasville, OH).