The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Gaylord Blue Devils (Gaylord, MI) and the visiting Elk Rapids Elks (Elk Rapids, MI), observed Gaylord's basketball team knock off Elk Rapids by a score of 74-55.

The Blue Devils (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Alpena (Alpena, MI). The Wildcats come into the Big North challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Alpena was knocked off by Glenn (Bay City, MI), 54-51, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Elks encounter the Kalkaska Blazers (Kalkaska, MI) in a Lake Michigan challenge, on Friday, December 13. Elk Rapids will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Blazers come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 60-44 non-league win over Brethren (Brethren, MI).