The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Marion Local Flyers (Maria Stein, OH) and the visiting Botkins Trojans (Botkins, OH), observed Marion Local's basketball team overwhelm Botkins by a score of 63-36.

The Flyers (9-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Parkway (Rockford, OH). The Panthers come into the Midwest challenge with a 4-8 record. In their last challenge, Parkway was routed by Adams Central (Monroe, IN), 47-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Bradford Railroaders (Bradford, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Botkins will attempt to improve on its 10-2 season record. The Railroaders come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 57-44 non-league loss to Troy Christian (Troy, OH).