Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Pettisville Blackbirds (Pettisville, OH) and the host Stryker Panthers (Stryker, OH), saw Pettisville's basketball squad hold off Stryker by a tally of 38-36.

The Blackbirds now possess a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Paulding for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 3. Pettisville will battle a Panthers team coming off a 50-37 non-league loss to Defiance (Defiance, OH). The Panthers record now stands at 2-1.

The Panthers (0-2) will now prepare for their battle against Hilltop (West Unity, OH). The Cadets come into the Buckeye Border battle with a 0-1 record. In their last battle, Hilltop was nudged by Montpelier (Montpelier, OH), 58-46, in a league battle.