Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Licking Heights Hornets (Pataskala, OH) and the host Utica Redskins (Utica, OH), witnessed Licking Heights's basketball squad crush Utica by a margin of 53-27.

The Hornets (15-3) will now prepare for their test against Zanesville (Zanesville, OH). The Blue Devils go into the Licking County - Buckeye test with a 6-11 record. In their last test, Zanesville was trounced by Lakewood (Hebron, OH), 54-47, in a league test.

The Redskins now own a 5-12 record. They play next when they travel to Lakewood for a Licking County - Cardinal test on Friday, February 9. Utica will encounter a Lancers squad coming off a 54-47 league win over Zanesville (Zanesville, OH). The Lancers record now stands at 6-13.