Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Merritt Academy Mustangs (New Haven, MI) and the visiting Vandercook Lake Jayhawks (Jackson, MI), saw Merritt Academy's basketball squad wallop Vandercook Lake by a tally of 77-38.

With the victory, Merritt Academy improves its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Peck (Peck, MI) to confront the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 4-2. Peck won 66-37 in their recent non-league challenge against Landmark Academy (Kimball, MI)

Next up, the Jayhawks confront the Napoleon Pirates (Napoleon, MI) in a Cascades challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Vandercook Lake will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 6-0 record after their 76-68 non-league win over Northwest (Jackson, MI).