In Friday's league outing, the Western Panthers (Parma, MI) basketball squad beat the visiting Harper Creek Beavers (Battle Creek, MI), by a count of 57-49.

The Panthers (9-4) will now prepare for their outing against Marshall (Marshall, MI). The Redhawks go into the Interstate Eight outing with a 6-6 record. In their last outing, Marshall defeated Hastings (Hastings, MI), 60-31, in a league outing.

The Beavers now hold a 3-9 record. They play next when they travel to Parchment for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 23. Harper Creek will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 77-42 non-league win over Lawton (Lawton, MI). The Panthers record now stands at 8-3.