The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the First Baptist Christian Sabres (Elyria, OH) and the visiting Our Lady of the Elms Panthers (Akron, OH), observed First Baptist Christian's basketball team edge Our Lady of the Elms by a score of 23-21.

The Sabres (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Martin de Porres (Cleveland, OH). The Lions come into the Lake Effect challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, St. Martin de Porres was tipped by Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, OH), 81-17, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Medina Christian Academy Knights (Medina, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 11. Our Lady of the Elms will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 39-25 non-league loss to Jackson-Milton (North Jackson, OH).