The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the North Branch Broncos (North Branch, MI) and the visiting Bay City Western Warriors (Auburn, MI), observed North Branch's basketball team edge Bay City Western by a score of 51-46.

The Broncos (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Almont (Almont, MI). The Raiders come into the Blue Water Area challenge with a 2-5 record. In their last challenge, Almont edged Richmond (Richmond, MI), 65-58, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Carrollton Cavaliers (Carrollton, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Bay City Western will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Cavaliers come into the challenge with a 2-7 record after their 60-40 non-league win over Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy (Saginaw, MI).