The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hilliard Darby Panthers (Hilliard, OH) and the visiting Westerville Central Warhawks (Westerville, OH), observed Hilliard Darby's basketball team edge Westerville Central by a margin of 50-46.

The Panthers (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Thomas Worthington (Worthington, OH). The CARDINALS come into the Ohio Capital - Cardinal challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, Thomas Worthington was tipped by Olentangy Liberty (Powell, OH), 60-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Warhawks battle the Central Crossing Comets (Grove City, OH) in a Ohio Capital - Central challenge, on Friday, January 10. Westerville Central will attempt to better on its 2-8 season record. The Comets come into the challenge with a 2-7 record after their 40-36 non-league loss to Canal Winchester (Canal Winchester, OH).