The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Mt. Pleasant Oilers (Mt. Pleasant, MI) and the host Garber Dukes (Essexville, MI), observed Mt. Pleasant's basketball team edge Garber by a score of 50-46.

The Oilers (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Bay City Western (Auburn, MI). The Warriors come into the Saginaw Valley challenge with a 4-4 record. In their last challenge, Bay City Western edged Lapeer (Lapeer, MI), 78-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Dukes encounter the Bridgeport Bearcats (Bridgeport, MI) in a Tri-Valley - East challenge, on Monday, January 13. Garber will attempt to improve on its 4-6 season record. The Bearcats come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 56-34 league loss to Glenn (Bay City, MI).