The Minerva Lions basketball team scored 67 points and limited the host West Branch Warriors to 56 in the Lions league triumph on Friday.

The Lions now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Steubenville for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 10. Minerva will confront a Big Red team coming off a 62-60 non-league loss to New Lexington (New Lexington, OH). The Big Red record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, West Branch falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Marlington (Alliance, OH) to confront the Dukes in a Eastern Buckeye game on Friday, December 13. The Dukes go into the game with a record of 3-1. Marlington lost 67-46 in their recent non-league game against Northwest (Canal Fulton, OH)