The Elk Rapids Elks basketball team scored 63 points and limited the visiting Petoskey Northmen to 49 in the Elks non-league triumph on Friday.

The Elks now possess a 5-3 record. They play next when they host Cheboygan for a non-league game on Tuesday, January 7. Elk Rapids will confront a Chiefs team coming off a 20-19 non-league loss to Rudyard (Rudyard, MI). The Chiefs record now stands at 6-1.

With the loss, Petoskey drops to 6-3 on the year. The Northmen host St. Francis (Traverse City, MI) to face the Gladiators in a non-league match on Tuesday, January 7. The Gladiators enter the match with a record of 3-3. St. Francis lost 42-41 in their recent league match against Charlevoix (Charlevoix, MI)