The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Houston Wildcats (Houston, OH) and the host Riverside Pirates (De Graff, OH), observed Houston's basketball team overwhelm Riverside by a score of 42-16.

The Wildcats (6-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Arcanum (Arcanum, OH). The Trojans come into the non-league challenge with a 4-3 record. In their last challenge, Arcanum was routed by Tri-Village (New Madison, OH), 50-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Newton Local Indians (Pleasant Hill, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Riverside will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 75-36 league loss to Mississinawa Valley (Union City, OH).