The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Hilltop Cadets (West Unity, OH) and the visiting Hicksville Aces (Hicksville, OH), observed Hilltop's basketball team knock off Hicksville by a score of 58-38.

The Cadets (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Edon (Edon, OH). The Bombers come into the Buckeye Border challenge with a 1-5 record. In their last challenge, Edon was knocked off by Holgate (Holgate, OH), 40-27, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Aces encounter the Swanton Bulldogs (Swanton, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 12. Hicksville will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 51-20 non-league loss to Ottawa Hills (Toledo, OH).