The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Elida Bulldogs (Elida, OH) and the host Van Wert Cougars (Van Wert, OH), observed Elida's basketball team edge Van Wert by a score of 63-59.

The Bulldogs (16-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Bath (Lima, OH). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 14-9 record. In their last challenge, Bath edged Memorial (St. Marys, OH), 47-31, in a non-league challenge.