Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Defiance Bulldogs (Defiance, OH) and the host Ottoville Big Green (Ottoville, OH), saw Defiance's basketball squad overcome Ottoville by a tally of 44-33.

With the victory, Defiance improves its record to 1-3 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Celina (Celina, OH) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 8. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 0-1.

Next up, the Big Green play the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets (Pandora, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Ottoville will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record.