The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Westwood Patriots (Ishpeming, MI) and the host Gladstone Braves (Gladstone, MI), observed Westwood's basketball team overwhelm Gladstone by a score of 73-44.

The Patriots (8-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Houghton (Houghton, MI). The Gremlins come into the Western Peninsula challenge with a 8-1 record. In their last challenge, Houghton trounced Gwinn (Gwinn, MI), 80-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Braves encounter the Kingsford Flivvers (Kingsford, MI) in a Great Northern U.P. challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Gladstone will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record.