Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Minerva Lions (Minerva, OH) and the visiting Salem Quakers (Salem, OH), saw Minerva's basketball squad knock off Salem by a count of 56-43.

With the victory, Minerva upgrades its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Lions host United (Hanoverton, OH) to play the Golden Eagles in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Golden Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 2-3. United lost 61-57 in their recent league challenge against Wellsville (Wellsville, OH)

Next up, the Quakers play the Girard Indians (Girard, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. Salem will attempt to upgrade on its 1-3 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 39-23 league loss to Poland Seminary (Poland, OH).