The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Pleasant Spartans (Marion, OH) and the host Galion Tigers (Galion, OH), observed Pleasant's basketball team edge Galion by a margin of 49-43.

The Spartans (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Cardington-Lincoln (Cardington, OH). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 6-2 record. In their last challenge, Cardington-Lincoln was tipped by Colonel Crawford (North Robinson, OH), 60-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the River Valley Vikings (Caledonia, OH) in a Mid-Ohio - Red challenge, on Thursday, January 2. Galion will attempt to better on its 1-6 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 6-1 record after their 76-39 league win over Highland (Marengo, OH).