The Birch Run Panthers basketball squad (Birch Run, MI), was crushed 58-21 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Ovid-Elsie Marauders (Elsie, MI)

With the victory, Ovid-Elsie advances its record to 6-2 on the year. The Marauders host Morrice (Morrice, MI) to meet the Orioles in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 9. The Orioles enter the battle with a record of 3-3. Morrice lost 69-20 in their recent non-league battle against Genesee Christian (Burton, MI)

The Panthers now own a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mt. Morris for a Mid-Michigan battle on Friday, January 10. Birch Run will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 57-6 non-league loss to Genesee (Genesee, MI). The Panthers record now stands at 1-4.