The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Garfield Rams (Akron, OH) and the visiting Firestone Falcons (Akron, OH), observed Garfield's basketball team overwhelm Firestone by a score of 46-24.

The Rams (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Norwayne (Creston, OH). The Bobcats come into the non-league challenge with a 4-2 record. In their last challenge, Norwayne trounced Northwestern (West Salem, OH), 65-15, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Falcons battle the East Dragons (Akron, OH) in a Akron City challenge, on Monday, December 16. Firestone will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 43-37 league loss to North (Akron, OH).