In Friday's league outing, the Shepherd Bluejays (Shepherd, MI) basketball squad felled the host Clare Pioneers (Clare, MI), by a margin of 44-34.

The Bluejays (13-1) will now prepare for their outing against Meridian (Sanford, MI). The Mustangs go into the Jack Pine outing with a 7-7 record. In their last outing, Meridian was beaten by Gladwin (Gladwin, MI), 33-32, in a league outing.

The Pioneers now own a 4-8 record. They play next when they travel to Gladwin for a Jack Pine outing on Wednesday, February 1. Clare will clash with a Flying G's squad coming off a 33-32 league win over Meridian (Sanford, MI). The Flying G's record now stands at 6-6.