The Alpena Wildcats basketball team (Alpena, MI), was nudged 67-64 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Sault Area Blue Devils (Sault St. Marie, MI)

The Blue Devils now sport a 4-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Newberry for a Eastern Upper Peninsula battle on Tuesday, January 10. Sault Area will battle a Indians team coming off a 59-42 league loss to Brimley (Brimley, MI). The Indians record now stands at 1-5.

With the defeat, Alpena moves to 2-6 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Traverse City West (Traverse City, MI) to meet the Titans in a Big North match on Friday, January 13. The Titans enter the match with a record of 4-6. Traverse City West lost 63-50 in their recent league match against Traverse City Central (Traverse City, MI)