The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the East Grand Rapids Pioneers (Grand Rapids, MI) and the visiting Lakeview Spartans (Battle Creek, MI), observed East Grand Rapids's basketball team overwhelm Lakeview by a score of 55-33.

The Pioneers (2-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids, MI). The Rangers come into the non-league challenge with a 3-4 record. In their last challenge, Forest Hills Central was routed by Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids, MI), 48-26, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Norrix Knights (Kalamazoo, MI) in a Southwestern Michigan - East challenge, on Friday, January 10. Lakeview will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 58-20 non-league loss to Cadillac (Cadillac, MI).