Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Northwestern Huskies (West Salem, OH) and the host Rittman Indians (Rittman, OH), saw Northwestern's basketball squad hold off Rittman by a tally of 62-56.

With the victory, Northwestern improves its record to 4-5 on the campaign. The Huskies travel to Mapleton (Ashland, OH) to play the Mounties in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Mounties come into the challenge with a record of 6-2. Mapleton won 56-35 in their recent league challenge against Western Reserve (Collins, OH)

Next up, the Indians play the Tuslaw Mustangs (Massillon, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Rittman will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record.