The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the North Central Eagles (Pioneer, OH) and the host North Baltimore Tigers (North Baltimore, OH), observed North Central's basketball team knock off North Baltimore by a score of 42-33.

The Eagles (7-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Montpelier (Montpelier, OH). The Locomotives come into the Buckeye Border challenge with a 13-4 record. In their last challenge, Montpelier prevailed over Antwerp (Antwerp, OH), 76-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Ridgemont Golden Gophers (Mount Victory, OH) in a Northwest Central challenge, on Friday, February 7. North Baltimore will attempt to improve on its 6-13 season record. The Golden Gophers come into the challenge with a 14-5 record after their 81-44 non-league win over Vanlue (Vanlue, OH).