The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Lowell Red Devils (Lowell, IN) and the visiting Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), observed Lowell's basketball team edge Merrillville by a score of 50-47.

The Red Devils (15-6) will now prepare for their battle against Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer, IN). The Bombers enter the non-league battle with a 18-3 record. In their last battle, Rensselaer Central tipped Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN), 38-29, in a non-league battle.

The Pirates now own a 5-19 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Portage for a non-league battle on Friday, February 6. Merrillville will meet a Indians squad coming off a 36-30 non-league loss to Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN). The Indians record now stands at 8-14.