The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Westwood Patriots (Ishpeming, MI) and the visiting Houghton Gremlins (Houghton, MI), observed Westwood's basketball team overwhelm Houghton by a score of 72-44.

The Patriots (9-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Escanaba (Escanaba, MI). The Eskymos come into the non-league challenge with a 7-7 record. In their last challenge, Escanaba was routed by Forest Park (Crystal Falls, MI), 53-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Gremlins encounter the Dollar Bay Bays (Dollar Bay, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Houghton will attempt to improve on its 8-2 season record. The Bays come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 69-44 non-league win over Watersmeet (Watersmeet, MI).