The United Golden Eagles (Hanoverton, OH) basketball nipped the host East Palestine Bulldogs (East Palestine, OH), 34-30 in Friday's league test.

The Golden Eagles (3-0) will now prepare for their test against Academy for Urban Scholars (Youngstown, OH). The Hawks go into the non-league test with a 0-6 record. In their last test, Academy for Urban Scholars was tipped by Minerva (Minerva, OH), 35-16, in a non-league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Columbiana for a test on Tuesday, January 9.