The Elk Rapids Elks (Elk Rapids, MI) basketball nipped the host St. Francis Gladiators (Traverse City, MI), 57-51 in Friday's league test.

The Elks (8-7) will now prepare for their test against Harbor Springs (Harbor Springs, MI). The Rams go into the Lake Michigan test with a 8-6 record. In their last test, Harbor Springs got by Boyne City (Boyne City, MI), 59-55, in a league test.

The Gladiators now own a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to Charlevoix for a Lake Michigan test on Tuesday, January 30. St. Francis will encounter a Rayders squad coming off a 59-47 league win over Grayling (Grayling, MI). The Rayders record now stands at 11-3.