The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the St. Charles Cardinals (Columbus, OH) and the host Bexley Lions (Columbus, OH), observed St. Charles's basketball team edge Bexley by a score of 37-31.

The Cardinals (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Hilliard Darby (Hilliard, OH). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies (Johnstown, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Bexley will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Johnnies come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 46-34 non-league win over Bloom-Carroll (Carroll, OH).