The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Howell Highlanders (Howell, MI) and the visiting Hartland Eagles (Hartland, MI), observed Howell's basketball team edge Hartland by a margin of 44-39.

The Highlanders (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Novi (Novi, MI). The Wildcats come into the Kensington Lakes - West challenge with a 0-10 record. In their last challenge, Novi was tipped by Salem (Canton, MI), 65-27, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Canton Cobras (Canton, MI) in a Kensington Lakes - West challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Hartland will attempt to better on its 9-2 season record. The Cobras come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 44-30 league loss to Northville (Northville, MI).