Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Circleville Tigers (Circleville, OH) and the host Zane Trace Pioneers (Chillicothe, OH), saw Circleville's basketball squad hold off Zane Trace by a tally of 49-43.

With the victory, Circleville improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Tigers host Southeastern (Chillicothe, OH) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 6. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Southeastern lost 51-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Waverly (Waverly, OH)

Next up, the Pioneers confront the Vinton County Vikings (McArthur, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 5. Zane Trace will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 55-26 non-league win over Logan (Logan, OH).