Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Elida Bulldogs (Elida, OH) and the host Coldwater Cavaliers (Coldwater, OH), saw Elida's basketball squad hold off Coldwater by a tally of 44-42.

With the victory, Elida improves its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Bath (Lima, OH) to confront the Wildcats in a Western Buckeye challenge on Friday, January 12. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 0-8. Bath lost 49-30 in their recent league challenge against Kenton (Kenton, OH)

Next up, the Cavaliers confront the New Bremen Cardinals (New Bremen, OH) in a Midwest challenge, on Friday, January 12. Coldwater will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 3-7 record after their 72-47 non-league loss to Russia (Russia, OH).