The Marine City Mariners (Marine City, MI) basketball edged the visiting Utica Chieftains (Utica, MI), 50-47 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Mariners now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Mott for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 9. Marine City will play a Marauders team coming off a 61-58 non-league win over South Lake (St. Clair Shores, MI). The Marauders record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Utica falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Chieftains host Romeo (Romeo, MI) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 9. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 7-1. Romeo lost 31-30 in their recent non-league bout against Utica Eisenhower (Shelby Township, MI)