The Sandy Valley Cardinals basketball team (Magnolia, OH), was nudged 44-42 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting United Golden Eagles (Hanoverton, OH)

The Golden Eagles now possess a 6-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Columbiana for a Eastern Ohio battle on Monday, December 18. United will battle a Clippers team coming off a 40-38 non-league win over Poland Seminary (Poland, OH). The Clippers record now stands at 6-0.

The Cardinals (2-4) will now prepare for their battle against Fairless (Navarre, OH). The Falcons come into the non-league battle with a 3-4 record. In their last battle, Fairless was nudged by Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), 51-49, in a league battle.