The Hastings Saxons basketball team (Hastings, MI), was nudged 31-28 in Friday's league battle with the host Harper Creek Beavers (Battle Creek, MI)

The Beavers now possess a 2-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pennfield for a Interstate Eight battle on Tuesday, January 10. Harper Creek will battle a Panthers team coming off a 54-50 non-league loss to Central (Battle Creek, MI). The Panthers record now stands at 2-3.

The Saxons (3-3) will now prepare for their battle against Western (Parma, MI). The Panthers come into the Interstate Eight battle with a 1-5 record. In their last battle, Western was nudged by Coldwater (Coldwater, MI), 34-29, in a league battle.