Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Botkins Trojans (Botkins, OH) and the visiting Houston Wildcats (Houston, OH), saw Botkins's basketball squad knock off Houston by a count of 46-36.

With the victory, Botkins upgrades its record to 6-1 on the campaign. The Trojans host Mississinawa Valley (Union City, OH) to play the Blackhawks in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 17. The Blackhawks come into the challenge with a record of 6-2. Mississinawa Valley won 58-33 in their recent league challenge against Newton Local (Pleasant Hill, OH)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Riverside Pirates (De Graff, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 19. Houston will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 47-21 league loss to Miami East (Casstown, OH).