The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Houghton Lake Bobcats (Houghton Lake, MI) and the visiting Oscoda Owls (Oscoda, MI), observed Houghton Lake's basketball team edge Oscoda by a margin of 40-33.

The Bobcats (5-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Manton (Manton, MI). The Rangers come into the Highland challenge with a 1-11 record. In their last challenge, Manton was tipped by Lake City (Lake City, MI), 55-36, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Owls battle the Rogers City Hurons (Rogers City, MI) in a North Star challenge, on Wednesday, January 29. Oscoda will attempt to better on its 7-6 season record. The Hurons come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 53-43 league win over Tawas Area (Tawas City, MI).