The Gaylord Blue Devils (Gaylord, MI) basketball knocked off the host Alpena Wildcats (Alpena, MI), 56-38 in Friday's league test.

The Blue Devils (6-4) will now prepare for their test against Cadillac (Cadillac, MI). The Vikings go into the Big North test with a 9-1 record. In their last test, Cadillac notched a victory over Traverse City West (Traverse City, MI), 38-28, in a league test.

The Wildcats now own a 2-9 record. They play next when they host Sault Area for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 24. Alpena will encounter a Blue Devils squad coming off a 64-62 non-league loss to Marquette (Marquette, MI). The Blue Devils record now stands at 6-3.