The Montabella Mustangs (Blanchard, MI) basketball crushed the host Ashley Bears (Ashley, MI), 71-28 in Tuesday's league test.

The Mustangs (4-1) will now prepare for their test against Sacred Heart Academy (Mt. Pleasant, MI). The Irish go into the Mid-State test with a 4-1 record. In their last test, Sacred Heart Academy was trounced by Corunna (Corunna, MI), 65-39, in a non-league test.

The Bears now own a 0-5 record. They play next when they travel to Carson City-Crystal for a Mid-State test on Thursday, January 5. Ashley will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 44-21 league win over St. Charles (St. Charles, MI). The Eagles record now stands at 3-2.