The Van Buren Black Knights (Van Buren, OH) basketball nipped the visiting McComb Panthers (McComb, OH), 40-34 in Friday's league test.

The Black Knights (2-2) will now prepare for their test against North Baltimore (North Baltimore, OH). The Tigers go into the Blanchard Valley test with a 1-5 record. In their last outing, North Baltimore was tipped by Hardin Northern (Dola, OH), 63-37, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they host Ridgemont for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 13. McComb will clash with a Golden Gophers squad coming off a 65-56 non-league loss to Allen East (Harrod, OH). The Golden Gophers record now stands at 0-4.