The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lapeer Lakers Homeschool Lakers (Lapeer, MI) and the host Marion Hawks Hawks (Marion, OH), observed Lapeer Lakers Homeschool's basketball team knock off Marion Hawks by a score of 41-28.

The Lakers (19-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Northside Lions (Indianapolis, IN). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 12-14 record. In their last challenge, Northside Lions was knocked off by Indianapolis Northwest Warriors (Indianapolis, IN), 59-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Gilead Christian Eagles (Mount Gilead, OH) in a Independent Christian - East challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Marion Hawks will attempt to improve on its 5-3 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 10-9 record after their 46-41 non-league loss to Oakstone Academy (Westerville, OH).