The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Arlington Red Devils (Arlington, OH) and the host Bluffton Pirates (Bluffton, OH), observed Arlington's basketball team edge Bluffton by a score of 55-53.

The Red Devils (9-0) will now prepare for their challenge against McComb (McComb, OH). The Panthers come into the Blanchard Valley challenge with a 1-7 record. In their last challenge, McComb was tipped by Hardin Northern (Dola, OH), 52-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Van Buren Black Knights (Van Buren, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Bluffton will attempt to improve on its 6-1 season record. The Black Knights come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 73-34 non-league win over Cory-Rawson (Rawson, OH).