The Hiland Hawks basketball team (Berlin, OH), was nudged 36-29 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting Pickerington North Panthers (Pickerington, OH)

The Panthers now possess a 8-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Whitehall-Yearling for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 29. Pickerington North will confront a Rams team coming off a 52-41 non-league win over Logan (Logan, OH). The Rams record now stands at 1-7.

The Hawks (4-5) will now prepare for their battle against Zanesville (Zanesville, OH). The Blue Devils come into the non-league battle with a 1-6 record. In their last battle, Zanesville was nudged by Maysville (Zanesville, OH), 55-45, in a non-league battle.