The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Athens Bulldogs (The Plains, OH) and the host Belpre Golden Eagles (Belpre, OH), observed Athens's basketball team edge Belpre by a score of 58-54.

The Bulldogs (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Trimble (Glouster, OH). The Tomcats come into the non-league challenge with a 1-7 record. In their last challenge, Trimble was tipped by Crooksville (Crooksville, OH), 92-67, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Eagles encounter the Marietta Tigers (Marietta, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Belpre will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Tigers come into the test with a 5-0 record after their 112-40 non-league win over Clay-Battelle (Blacksville, WV).