The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the All Saints Central Cougars (Bay City, MI) and the visiting Akron-Fairgrove Vikings (Fairgrove, MI), observed All Saints Central's basketball team overwhelm Akron-Fairgrove by a score of 55-16.

The Cougars (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Caseville (Caseville, MI). The Eagles come into the North Central Thumb - Stripes challenge with a 1-7 record. In their last challenge, Caseville was routed by Carsonville-Port Sanilac (Carsonville, MI), 44-8, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the Owendale-Gagetown Bulldogs (Owendale, MI) in a North Central Thumb - Stripes challenge, on Thursday, January 16. Akron-Fairgrove will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 35-14 league win over Caseville (Caseville, MI).