Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Crooksville Ceramics (Crooksville, OH) and the host West Muskingum Tornadoes (Zanesville, OH), saw Crooksville's basketball squad hold off West Muskingum by a count of 62-57.

With the victory, Crooksville upgrades its record to 5-14 on the campaign. The Ceramics travel to New Lexington (New Lexington, OH) to play the Panthers in a Muskingum Valley challenge on Tuesday, February 13. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 17-3. New Lexington won 55-51 in their recent league challenge against Philo (Duncan Falls, OH)

Next up, the Tornadoes play the Tri-Valley Scotties (Dresden, OH) in a Muskingum Valley challenge, on Tuesday, February 13. West Muskingum will attempt to upgrade on its 8-12 season record. The Scotties come into the challenge with a 16-4 record after their 61-56 league loss to Maysville (Zanesville, OH).