The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Harper Creek Beavers (Battle Creek, MI) and the visiting Hastings Saxons (Hastings, MI), observed Harper Creek's basketball team knock off Hastings by a score of 63-46.

The Beavers (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Portage Central (Portage, MI). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 3-1 record. In their last challenge, Portage Central prevailed over Coldwater (Coldwater, MI), 56-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Saxons encounter the Greenville Yellow Jackets (Greenville, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Hastings will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Yellow Jackets come into the challenge with a 5-0 record after their 69-23 non-league win over Belding (Belding, MI).