The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Lapeer Lightning (Lapeer, MI) and the visiting Brandon Blackhawks (Ortonville, MI), observed Lapeer's basketball team overcome Brandon by a score of 45-26.

The Lightning (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, MI). The Oilers come into the Saginaw Valley challenge with a 2-0 record.

In their next game, the Blackhawks battle the Owosso Trojans (Owosso, MI) in a Flint Metro challenge, on Friday, December 13. Brandon will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 54-9 league loss to Goodrich (Goodrich, MI).