The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the New Lothrop Hornets (New Lothrop, MI) and the visiting Lakeville Falcons (Otisville, MI), observed New Lothrop's basketball team edge Lakeville by a score of 41-38.

The Hornets (3-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Hill-McCloy (Montrose, MI). The Rams come into the Mid-Michigan challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, Hill-McCloy was tipped by Chesaning (Chesaning, MI), 63-55, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Falcons encounter the Morrice Orioles (Morrice, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Lakeville will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Orioles come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 69-39 non-league loss to Bentley (Burton, MI).