The Holton Red Devils basketball squad (Holton, MI), was crushed 56-26 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Hesperia Panthers (Hesperia, MI)

With the victory, Hesperia advances its record to 2-3 on the year. The Panthers travel to Shelby (Shelby, MI) to meet the Tigers in a Western Michigan Lakes - Rivers battle on Friday, December 20. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 0-5. Shelby lost 67-34 in their recent league battle against North Muskegon (North Muskegon, MI)

The Red Devils now own a 0-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mason County Eastern for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 19. Holton will meet a Cardinals squad coming off a 71-38 non-league loss to Northern Michigan Christian (McBain, MI). The Cardinals record now stands at 2-3.