Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Marshall Redhawks (Marshall, MI) and the visiting Hastings Saxons (Hastings, MI), saw Marshall's basketball squad knock off Hastings by a tally of 41-29.

With the victory, Marshall improves its record to 11-11 on the campaign. The Redhawks travel to Pennfield (Battle Creek, MI) to play the Panthers in a non-league test on Monday, February 27. The Panthers go into the test with a record of 8-14. Pennfield lost 65-38 in their recent league test against Northwest (Jackson, MI)

The Saxons now own a 7-15 record. They play next when they travel to West Michigan Aviation Academy for a non-league test on Monday, February 27. Hastings will encounter a squad coming off a 58-34 non-league loss to Black River (Holland, MI). The record now stands at 7-14.