The Buckeye Local Panthers basketball team (Rayland, OH), was nudged 53-51 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Barnesville Shamrocks (Barnesville, OH)

The Shamrocks now possess a 3-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Union Local for a Buckeye 8 battle on Tuesday, December 27. Barnesville will battle a Jets team coming off a 56-34 league win over Fort Frye (Beverly, OH). The Jets record now stands at 9-0.

The Panthers (2-3) will now prepare for their battle against Bellaire (Bellaire, OH). The Big Reds come into the Buckeye 8 battle with a 6-3 record. In their last battle, Bellaire edged Shadyside (Shadyside, OH), 57-12, in a non-league battle.