The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Lakeview Spartans (Battle Creek, MI) and the host Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants (Kalamazoo, MI), observed Lakeview's basketball team edge Kalamazoo Central by a score of 44-41.

The Spartans (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Harper Creek (Battle Creek, MI). The Beavers come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Harper Creek was tipped by Western (Parma, MI), 65-24, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Maroon Giants encounter the Hamady Hawks (Flint, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Kalamazoo Central will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record.