Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Columbia Raiders (Columbia Station, OH) and the visiting Black River Pirates (Sullivan, OH), saw Columbia's basketball squad hold off Black River by a tally of 50-44.

With the victory, Columbia improves its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Raiders host Brookside (Sheffield, OH) to confront the Cardinals in a Lorain County 8 challenge on Tuesday, December 20. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 3-1.

Next up, the Pirates confront the Clear Fork Colts (Bellville, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 13. Black River will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Colts come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 82-22 league loss to Ontario (Mansfield, OH).