The Belding Black Knights basketball team (Belding, MI), was overwhelmed 48-23 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Hastings Saxons (Hastings, MI)

The Saxons now possess a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Lakewood for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 22. Hastings will confront a Vikings team coming off a 49-47 non-league win over Eastern (Lansing, MI). The Vikings record now stands at 2-2.

The Black Knights (1-3) will now prepare for their battle against Lakeview (Lakeview, MI). The Wildcats come into the non-league battle with a 1-2 record. In their last battle, Lakeview was overwhelmed by Morley Stanwood (Morley, MI), 58-38, in a league battle.