In Friday's league outing, the Hopkins Vikings (Hopkins, MI) basketball squad beat the visiting Sparta Spartans (Sparta, MI), by a count of 58-50.

The Vikings (6-1) will now prepare for their outing against Calvin Christian (Grandville, MI). The Squires go into the Ottawa-Kent - Silver outing with a 6-1 record. In their last outing, Calvin Christian defeated Belding (Belding, MI), 71-32, in a league outing.

The Spartans now hold a 3-4 record. They play next when they host Belding for a Ottawa-Kent - Silver outing on Tuesday, January 10. Sparta will clash with a Black Knights squad coming off a 71-32 league loss to Calvin Christian (Grandville, MI). The Black Knights record now stands at 2-4.