Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Minerva Lions (Minerva, OH) and the visiting Marlington Dukes (Alliance, OH), saw Minerva's basketball squad overcome Marlington by a tally of 61-48.

With the victory, Minerva improves its record to 3-3 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Springfield (Akron, OH) to confront the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 17. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 3-4. Springfield lost 59-50 in their recent league challenge against Ravenna (Ravenna, OH)

Next up, the Dukes confront the Canfield Cardinals (Canfield, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 19. Marlington will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 39-29 non-league loss to Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH).