The Niles Vikings (Niles, MI) basketball edged the visiting Otsego Bulldogs (Otsego, MI), 61-55 in Friday's league bout.

The Vikings now possess a 9-7 record. They play next when they host Reeths-Puffer for a non-league bout on Saturday, February 1. Niles will play a Rockets team coming off a 62-51 non-league win over Muskegon Heights (Muskegon Heights, MI). The Rockets record now stands at 4-11.

With the loss, Otsego falls to 5-7 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Marshall (Marshall, MI) to play the Redhawks in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Redhawks go into the bout with a record of 9-6. Marshall won 45-32 in their recent league bout against Pennfield (Battle Creek, MI)