The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies (Johnstown, OH) and the host Licking Valley Panthers (Newark, OH), saw Johnstown-Monroe's lacrosse team nudge Licking Valley by a margin of 9-8.

The Johnnies (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Lima Senior (Lima, OH). The Spartans enter the Region 7 challenge with a 0-11 record. In their last challenge, Lima Senior was tipped by Grove City (Grove City, OH), 17-1, in a non-league challenge.

The Panthers (1-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Newark (Newark, OH). The Wildcats enter the non-league challenge with a 6-7 record. In their last challenge, Newark was tipped by Lincoln (Gahanna, OH), 17-2, in a league challenge.