Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Westwood Patriots (Ishpeming, MI) and the visiting Gladstone Braves (Gladstone, MI), saw Westwood's basketball squad wallop Gladstone by a tally of 51-26.

With the victory, Westwood improves its record to 3-2 on the campaign. The Patriots host Calumet (Calumet, MI) to confront the Copper Kings in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Copper Kings come into the challenge with a record of 3-3. Calumet won 55-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Ontonagon (Ontonagon, MI)

Next up, the Braves confront the Escanaba Eskymos (Escanaba, MI) in a Great Northern U.P. challenge, on Thursday, January 4. Gladstone will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Eskymos come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 73-38 non-league win over West Iron County (Iron River, MI).