The Sandy Valley Cardinals basketball team (Magnolia, OH), was nudged 59-57 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Strasburg-Franklin Tigers (Strasburg, OH)

The Tigers now possess a 3-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to McDonald for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 6. Strasburg-Franklin will confront a Blue Devils team coming off a 64-36 non-league loss to Bristol (Bristolville, OH). The Blue Devils record now stands at 0-1.

The Cardinals (1-1) will now prepare for their battle against Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten, OH). The Braves come into the Inter-Valley battle with a 2-0 record. In their last battle, Indian Valley edged St. Clairsville (St. Clairsville, OH), 61-47, in a non-league battle.