The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Lakeland Lakers (LaGrange, IN) and the visiting Prairie Heights Panthers (LaGrange, IN), observed Lakeland's basketball team edge Prairie Heights by a score of 44-41.

The Lakers (13-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Angola (Angola, IN). The Hornets come into the Northeast Corner challenge with a 15-5 record.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Woodlan Warriors (Woodburn, IN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 25. Prairie Heights will attempt to improve on its 8-12 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 15-7 record after their 56-48 non-league win over Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne, IN).