The Pickford Panthers basketball squad (Pickford, MI), was nudged 29-24 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Rudyard Bulldogs (Rudyard, MI)

With the victory, Rudyard advances its record to 6-6 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to Newberry (Newberry, MI) to meet the Indians in a Eastern Upper Peninsula battle on Tuesday, January 21. The Indians enter the battle with a record of 8-3.

The Panthers now own a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Manistique for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 15. Pickford will meet a Emeralds squad coming off a 55-20 non-league loss to Gladstone (Gladstone, MI). The Emeralds record now stands at 2-4.