The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Tri-County North Panthers (Lewisburg, OH) and the visiting Twin Valley South Panthers (West Alexandria, OH), observed Tri-County North's basketball squad hold off Twin Valley South by a count of 41-38.

With the victory, Tri-County North advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Panthers host Ansonia (Ansonia, OH) to face the Tigers in a Western Ohio match on Tuesday, November 25. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 0-0.

The Panthers now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they host Emmanuel Christian Academy for a non-league contest on Tuesday, November 25. Twin Valley South will battle a Lions team coming off a 45-21 non-league loss to Dixie (New Lebanon, OH). The Lions record now stands at 0-1.