The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Ironton Fighting Tigers (Ironton, OH) and the visiting Chesapeake Panthers (Chesapeake, OH), observed Ironton's basketball team edge Chesapeake by a margin of 40-35.

The Fighting Tigers (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, OH). The Hornets come into the Ohio Valley challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, Dawson-Bryant edged Tolsia (Fort Gay, WV), 55-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Tolsia Rebels (Fort Gay, WV) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 30. Chesapeake will attempt to better on its 5-3 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 55-35 non-league loss to Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, OH).