Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Barnesville Shamrocks (Barnesville, OH) and the visiting Buckeye Local Panthers (Rayland, OH), saw Barnesville's basketball squad hold off Buckeye Local by a tally of 48-42.

With the victory, Barnesville improves its record to 4-8 on the campaign. The Shamrocks travel to Shenandoah (Sarahsville, OH) to confront the Zeps in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Zeps come into the challenge with a record of 5-5. Shenandoah lost 76-56 in their recent non-league challenge against Warren (Vincent, OH)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Bridgeport Bulldogs (Bridgeport, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 9. Buckeye Local will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 0-7 record after their 48-28 non-league loss to Madonna (Weirton, WV).