The Montabella Mustangs (Blanchard, MI) basketball knocked off the visiting Sacred Heart Academy Irish (Mt. Pleasant, MI), 59-43 in Thursday's league test.

The Mustangs (7-0) will now prepare for their test against Fulton (Middleton, MI). The Pirates go into the Central Michigan test with a 2-3 record. In their last test, Fulton notched a victory over Dansville (Dansville, MI), 64-48, in a league test.

The Irish now own a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Clare for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 18. Sacred Heart Academy will encounter a Pioneers squad coming off a 47-46 non-league win over Reed City (Reed City, MI). The Pioneers record now stands at 4-1.