Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pickerington Central Tigers (Pickerington, OH) and the visiting Lancaster Golden Gales (Lancaster, OH), saw Pickerington Central's basketball squad hold off Lancaster by a count of 27-20.

With the victory, Pickerington Central upgrades its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to New Albany (New Albany, OH) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 12. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 8-4. New Albany won 34-29 in their recent non-league challenge against Pickerington North (Pickerington, OH)

Next up, the Golden Gales play the Westland Cougars (Galloway, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 12. Lancaster will attempt to upgrade on its 10-2 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 53-15 non-league loss to Westerville Central (Westerville, OH).