The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Mesick Bulldogs (Mesick, MI) and the host Marion Eagles (Marion, MI), observed Mesick's basketball team edge Marion by a score of 28-23.

The Bulldogs (2-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Mason County Eastern (Custer, MI). The Cardinals come into the West Michigan D challenge with a 8-5 record. In their last challenge, Mason County Eastern edged Hesperia (Hesperia, MI), 42-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Hale Eagles (Hale, MI) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, February 13. Marion will attempt to move on its 2-13 season record. The Eagles go into the bout with a 12-5 record after their 52-35 league win over Posen (Posen, MI).