Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Brookside Cardinals (Sheffield, OH) and the visiting Oberlin The Phoenix (Oberlin, OH), saw Brookside's basketball squad hold off Oberlin by a tally of 40-38.

With the victory, Brookside improves its record to 5-12 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Wellington (Wellington, OH) to confront the Dukes in a Lorain County 8 challenge on Friday, February 2. The Dukes come into the challenge with a record of 11-6. Wellington won 48-41 in their recent league challenge against Black River (Sullivan, OH)

Next up, the The Phoenix confront the Clearview Clippers (Lorain, OH) in a Lorain County 8 challenge, on Friday, February 2. Oberlin will attempt to improve on its 2-15 season record. The Clippers come into the challenge with a 3-13 record after their 63-19 league loss to Keystone (La Grange, OH).