The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Columbian Tornadoes (Tiffin, OH) and the host Willard Crimson Flashes (Willard, OH), observed Columbian's basketball team edge Willard by a margin of 54-49.

The Tornadoes (4-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Norwalk (Norwalk, OH). The Truckers come into the Sandusky Bay - Lake challenge with a 4-5 record.

In their next game, the Crimson Flashes battle the Ontario Warriors (Ontario, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Willard will attempt to better on its 3-6 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 59-46 non-league loss to Ashland (Ashland, OH).