The Gull Lake Blue Devils (Richland, MI) basketball edged the host St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI), 49-44 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Blue Devils now possess a 1-3 record. They play next when they travel to Central for a Southwestern Michigan - East bout on Thursday, December 12. Gull Lake will play a Bearcats team coming off a 59-45 non-league loss to Portage Northern (Portage, MI). The Bearcats record now stands at 0-4.

With the loss, St. Joseph falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Bears host Mattawan (Mattawan, MI) to play the Wildcats in a Southwestern Michigan - West bout on Thursday, December 12. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 0-3. Mattawan lost 66-37 in their recent non-league bout against Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI)