It was a good night Friday for the Martin girls’ basketball team.
The Lady Clippers defeated Holland Black River 32-22 to improve their overall season record to 4-5. And they a chance to honor the hard luck Martin squad that went 22-1, won a conference title and district championship before having their season cut short abruptly by the Covid-19 crisis on the night of the regional title clash.
The Hopkins girls didn’t have quite as successful an outing Friday, losing an O-K Silver Conference battle against Belding, 54-42, dropping their season mark to 3-6 overall, Belding now is 7-2.
The Martin boys’ hoops squad dropped a tight 53-50 verdict to Black River, falling to 3-7 overall for the campaign. Black River now is 5-8.
The Hopkins guys lost 53-46 to Belding, bringing their overall season record to 2-10.