The Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball team scored a non-league victory on the road Tuesday night with a 56-29 decision at Saugatuck.

The Lady Vikings, however, fell 32-25 in a defensive struggle at Allendale and saw their overall record fall to 10-4.

The winners grabbed a 9-2 lead in the opening quarter and endured a bit of a second quarter lull to lead 22-15 at the half. They held Saugatuck to just two points in the third period and cruised the rest of the way.

The win pushed the Vikings’ overall season record to 10-4 and they will begin the second round of O-K Silver Conference play with a 4-3 mark.

Coach Jake Jewett commented, “This group has improved a ton and is a lot of fun to coach! Ready to get back into conference play!”

Both of the Vikings squads will return to league action Friday evening at Sparta.