The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the National Trail Blazers (New Paris, OH) and the visiting Miami Valley Rams (Dayton, OH), observed National Trail's basketball team edge Miami Valley by a score of 49-46.

The Blazers (7-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Newton Local (Pleasant Hill, OH). The Indians come into the Western Ohio challenge with a 10-8 record. In their last challenge, Newton Local was tipped by Covington (Covington, OH), 40-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rams encounter the Yellow Springs Bulldogs (Yellow Springs, OH) in a Metro Buckeye challenge, on Friday, February 7. Miami Valley will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 5-14 record after their 85-31 non-league win over Jefferson Township (Dayton, OH).