The Valley Christian Eagles basketball team (Youngstown, OH), was nudged 42-37 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting David Anderson Blue Devils (Lisbon, OH)

The Blue Devils now possess a 5-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Leetonia for a Eastern Ohio battle on Friday, December 15. David Anderson will confront a Bears team coming off a 53-42 league loss to East Palestine (East Palestine, OH). The Bears record now stands at 1-3.

The Eagles (1-1) will now prepare for their contest against Columbiana (Columbiana, OH). The Clippers enter the Eastern Ohio contest with a 3-1 record. In their last contest, Columbiana nudged Wellsville (Wellsville, OH), 62-40, in a league contest.