The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Monroe Hornets (Monroe, OH) and the visiting Cincinnati Christian Cougars (Fairfield, OH), observed Monroe's basketball team overwhelm Cincinnati Christian by a score of 58-26.

The Hornets (6-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Edgewood (Trenton, OH). The Cougars come into the Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern challenge with a 3-5 record.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the Twin Valley South Panthers (West Alexandria, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Cincinnati Christian will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record.