The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Ionia Bulldogs (Ionia, MI) and the host Lakewood Vikings (Lake Odessa, MI), observed Ionia's basketball team overwhelm Lakewood by a score of 56-27.

The Bulldogs (12-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Belding (Belding, MI). The Black Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 11-11 record. In their last challenge, Belding was routed by Fruitport (Fruitport, MI), 75-43, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the Olivet Eagles (Olivet, MI) in a Capital Area - White challenge, on Monday, February 24. Lakewood will attempt to improve on its 5-16 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 5-17 record after their 46-33 league loss to Lansing Catholic (Lansing, MI).