In Friday's league outing, the Mancelona Ironmen (Mancelona, MI) basketball squad edged the visiting Bellaire Eagles (Bellaire, MI), by a count of 34-27.

The Ironmen (7-6) will now prepare for their outing against Central Lake (Central Lake, MI). The Trojans go into the Ski-Valley outing with a 2-9 record. In their last outing, Central Lake held off Pellston (Pellston, MI), 28-23, in a league outing.

The Eagles now hold a 6-6 record. They play next when they host Pellston for a Ski-Valley outing on Monday, January 29. Bellaire will clash with a Hornets squad coming off a 28-23 league loss to Central Lake (Central Lake, MI). The Hornets record now stands at 1-8.