The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Utica Chieftains (Utica, MI) and the host Oxford Wildcats (Oxford, MI), saw Utica's ice hockey team knock off Oxford by a margin of 3-1.

The Chieftains now own a 8-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Central for a non-league outing on Friday, January 10. Utica will encounter a Wolves team coming off a 6-4 non-league win over Grand Blanc (Grand Blanc, MI). The Wolves record now stands at 10-2.

With the defeat, Oxford moves to 8-5 on the season. The Wildcats host Farmington (Farmington, MI) to encounter the Falcons in a non-league outing on Saturday, January 11. The Falcons go into the outing with a record of 3-13. Farmington lost 7-0 in their recent non-league outing against Adams (Rochester, MI)