The Western Panthers defeated the visiting West Catholic Falcons basketball squad by a final score of 61-51 in Friday's non-league outing.

Next, the Panthers clash with the Lake Fenton Blue Devils (Linden, MI) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, December 10. Western will attempt to upgrade on its 1-0 season record.

The Falcons (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against Allendale (Allendale, MI). The Falcons come into the Ottawa-Kent - Blue outing with a 0-2 record. In their last outing, Allendale was defeated by Zeeland East (Zeeland, MI), 43-37, in a non-league outing.