Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the East (Youngstown, OH) and the visiting Liberty Leopards (Youngstown, OH), saw East's basketball squad overcome Liberty by a tally of 68-50.

With the victory, East improves its record to 3-4 on the campaign. The host North (Akron, OH) to confront the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 30. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 0-5.

Next up, the Leopards confront the Newton Falls Tigers (Newton Falls, OH) in a Mahoning Valley - Grey challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Liberty will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record.