The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Western Panthers (Parma, MI) and the host Hastings Saxons (Hastings, MI), observed Western's basketball team overwhelm Hastings by a score of 62-16.

The Panthers (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Marshall (Marshall, MI). The Redhawks come into the Interstate 8 challenge with a 6-0 record. In their last challenge, Marshall trounced Mattawan (Mattawan, MI), 69-19, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Saxons encounter the Pennfield Panthers (Battle Creek, MI) in a Interstate 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Hastings will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 49-44 league win over Harper Creek (Battle Creek, MI).