The Mattawan Wildcats basketball team (Mattawan, MI), dropped 53-35 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Niles Vikings (Niles, MI)

The Vikings now sport a 13-4 record. They play next when they travel to St. Joseph for a Southwestern Michigan - West battle on Friday, February 26. Niles will meet a Bears team coming off a 52-28 non-league win over Berrien Springs (Berrien Springs, MI). The Bears record now stands at 9-8.

Next up, the Wildcats encounter the Portage Northern Huskies (Portage, MI) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, February 23. Mattawan will attempt to upgrade on its 2-14 season record. The Huskies go into the bout with a 5-11 record after their 61-38 league loss to Central (Battle Creek, MI).