The Alpena Wildcats (Alpena, MI) basketball were winner over the visiting Sault Area Blue Devils (Sault St. Marie, MI), 55-38 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Wildcats now possess a 3-8 record. They play next when they host Traverse City Central for a Big North bout on Friday, January 17. Alpena will play a Trojans team coming off a 78-41 league win over Gaylord (Gaylord, MI). The Trojans record now stands at 7-3.

With the loss, Sault Area falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Blue devils host Pickford (Pickford, MI) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 16. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 8-1. Pickford won 70-31 in their recent non-league bout against Manistique (Manistique, MI)