NORTH CANTON, OH: The Cavaliers hosted the 60^th Annual Mayor's Cup against Malone in Alumni Arena on Saturday. Walsh entered the game in first place in the G-MAC standings and riding high after a thrilling victory on Thursday against Ashland.

The Cavaliers started the game off well, going up by five after the first 8 minutes of action. Malone went on a run of their own, led by Simon Blair who would score a game high 23 for the Pioneers. The half ended with the maroon and gold trailing by 7 with a score of 32-25.

Walsh started off the second half on another run of their own to cut the Pioneer lead to 2 with 14:28 remaining. This would be as close as the Cavs would get as Malone's offense could not be stopped. Despite 22 points and 7 rebounds from Garrison Keeslar, The Cavs would lose the Mayor's Cup by a final score of 67-57.

Walsh will look to rebound back at home on Thursday against Trevecca Nazarene. This game will be at 7:30 in Alumni Arena.

LOCATION: Alumni Arena
SCORE: Malone 67- Walsh 57
RECORDS: Malone 13-12 (6-11), Walsh 18-4 (12-4),

FOR THE CAVS 

• Garrison Keeslar led the Cavs with 22 points while adding 7rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals.  
• Zack Oddo scored 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to go along with 3 assists.
•  As a team, Walsh shot 37.7% from the field and 28% from three.