The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Gladstone Braves (Gladstone, MI) and the visiting Ishpeming Hematites (Ishpeming, MI), observed Gladstone's basketball team edge Ishpeming by a score of 55-51.

The Braves (4-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Manistique (Manistique, MI). The Emeralds come into the non-league challenge with a 3-13 record. In their last challenge, Manistique was tipped by Westwood (Ishpeming, MI), 86-27, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hematites encounter the Iron Mountain Mountaineers (Iron Mountain, MI) in a Mid-Peninsula challenge, on Friday, January 31. Ishpeming will attempt to improve on its 7-7 season record. The Mountaineers come into the challenge with a 12-2 record after their 79-42 non-league win over Gladstone (Gladstone, MI).