The Heartland Christian Lions basketball team scored 55 points and limited the host Leetonia Bears to 21 in the Lions non-league triumph on Monday.

The Lions now possess a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Malvern for a non-league game on Saturday, January 4. Heartland Christian will confront a Hornets team coming off a 59-31 league loss to Ridgewood (West Lafayette, OH). The Hornets record now stands at 5-5.

With the loss, Leetonia falls to 0-8 on the campaign. The Bears host Memorial (Campbell, OH) to confront the Red Devils in a non-league game on Saturday, January 4. The Red Devils go into the game with a record of 1-7. Memorial lost 41-24 in their recent non-league game against East Palestine (East Palestine, OH)