The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Bethel Bees (Tipp City, OH) and the visiting Urbana Hillclimbers (Urbana, OH), observed Bethel's basketball team edge Urbana by a score of 48-45.

With the victory, Bethel advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Bees travel to Troy Christian (Troy, OH) to meet the Eagles in a Three Rivers battle on Saturday, November 29. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 0-1. Troy Christian lost 53-51 in their recent non-league battle against Northwestern (Springfield, OH)

The Hillclimbers now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they host Tecumseh for a Central Buckeye Conference - Kenton Trail contest on Saturday, November 29. Urbana will battle a Arrows team coming off a 63-52 non-league loss to Oakwood (Dayton, OH). The Arrows record now stands at 0-1.