The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Algonac Muskrats (Algonac, MI) and the host Almont Raiders (Almont, MI), observed Algonac's basketball team edge Almont by a score of 45-40.

The Muskrats (5-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Imlay City (Imlay City, MI). The Spartans come into the Blue Water Area challenge with a 5-5 record.

In their next game, the Raiders encounter the Armada Tigers (Armada, MI) in a Blue Water Area challenge, on Thursday, January 23. Almont will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 10-0 record after their 51-33 non-league win over Athens (Troy, MI).