The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Lakota East Thunderhawks (Liberty Township, OH) and the visiting Middletown Middies (Middletown, OH), observed Lakota East's basketball team overwhelm Middletown by a score of 67-44.

The Thunderhawks (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Princeton (Cincinnati, OH). The Vikings come into the Greater Miami challenge with a 5-1 record. In their last challenge, Princeton trounced Trinity (Louisville, KY), 50-41, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Middies encounter the Colerain Cardinals (Cincinnati, OH) in a Greater Miami challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Middletown will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 62-47 non-league loss to Northwest (Cincinnati, OH).