Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Garfield G-Men (Garrettsville, OH) and the visiting Berkshire Badgers (Burton, OH), saw Garfield's basketball squad hold off Berkshire by a tally of 56-53.

With the victory, Garfield improves its record to 2-3 on the campaign. The G-Men host LaBrae (Leavittsburg, OH) to confront the Vikings in a Mahoning Valley - Grey challenge on Friday, December 16. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 1-1.

Next up, the Badgers confront the Independence Blue Devils (Independence, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 17. Berkshire will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record.