The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the McBain Ramblers (McBain, MI) and the host Northern Michigan Christian Comets (McBain, MI), observed McBain's basketball team overwhelm Northern Michigan Christian by a score of 71-38.

The Ramblers (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Lake City (Lake City, MI). The Trojans come into the Highland challenge with a 4-4 record. In their last challenge, Lake City was routed by Pine River Area (Leroy, MI), 52-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Comets encounter the Buckley Bears (Buckley, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 13. Northern Michigan Christian will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 60-51 league loss to Onekama (Onekama, MI).