The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Baldwin Panthers (Baldwin, MI) and the visiting Bear Lake Lakers (Bear Lake, MI), observed Baldwin's basketball team edge Bear Lake by a score of 56-54.

The Panthers (8-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Pentwater (Pentwater, MI). The Falcons come into the West Michigan D challenge with a 11-2 record. In their last challenge, Pentwater edged Mesick (Mesick, MI), 60-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lakers encounter the Marion Eagles (Marion, MI) in a West Michigan D challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Bear Lake will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 59-36 non-league win over Lakeview (Lakeview, MI).