The Martins Ferry Purple Riders (Martins Ferry, OH) basketball crushed the host Buckeye Local Panthers (Rayland, OH), 67-34 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Purple Riders now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Wheeling Central Catholic for a Ohio Valley AA bout on Saturday, December 14. Martins Ferry will play a Maroon Knights team coming off a 53-44 non-league win over Monroe Central (Woodsfield, OH). The Maroon Knights record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Buckeye Local falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Shadyside (Shadyside, OH) to play the Tigers in a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 0-4. Shadyside lost 92-24 in their recent non-league bout against Monroe Central (Woodsfield, OH)