Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Martins Ferry Purple Riders (Martins Ferry, OH) and the visiting St. Clairsville Red Devils (St. Clairsville, OH), saw Martins Ferry's basketball squad hold off St. Clairsville by a tally of 54-52.

With the victory, Martins Ferry improves its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Purple Riders travel to Fort Frye (Beverly, OH) to play the Cadets in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 3. The Cadets come into the challenge with a record of 2-0. Fort Frye won 39-32 in their recent non-league challenge against West Muskingum (Zanesville, OH)

Next up, the Red Devils play the Union Local Jets (Belmont, OH) in a Buckeye 8 challenge, on Monday, December 12. St. Clairsville will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record.