Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Hesperia Panthers (Hesperia, MI) and the visiting Mason County Eastern Cardinals (Custer, MI), saw Hesperia's basketball squad hold off Mason County Eastern by a tally of 66-59.

With the victory, Hesperia improves its record to 3-9 on the campaign. The Panthers host Belding (Belding, MI) to confront the Black Knights in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Black Knights come into the challenge with a record of 2-10.

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Catholic Central Sabers (Manistee, MI) in a West Michigan D challenge, on Wednesday, January 25. Mason County Eastern will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Sabers come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 51-47 league win over Walkerville (Walkerville, MI).