The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Christian Eagles (Grand Rapids, MI) and the host Traverse City Central Trojans (Traverse City, MI), witnessed Christian's ice hockey team nip Traverse City Central by a final score of 4-3.

The Eagles (9-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Sparta (Sparta, MI). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 10-6 record.

In their next game, the Trojans battle the Central Wolves (Bay City, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 31. Traverse City Central will attempt to upgrade on its 9-11 season record. The Wolves come into the challenge with a 12-5 record after their 6-5 non-league loss to Garber (Essexville, MI).