The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Tri-Central Trojans (Sharpsville, IN) and the host Cowan Blackhawks (Muncie, IN), observed Tri-Central's basketball team edge Cowan by a score of 45-40.

The Trojans (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Eastern (Greentown, IN). The Comets come into the Hoosier Heartland challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Eastern edged Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria, IN), 41-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Blackhawks encounter the Shenandoah Raiders (Middletown, IN) in a Mid-Eastern challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Cowan will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 46-44 non-league win over Eastbrook (Marion, IN).