Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Big Bay de Noc Black Bears (Cooks, MI) and the host Maplewood Baptist Academy Black Bears (Kinross, MI), saw Big Bay de Noc's basketball squad hold off Maplewood Baptist Academy by a tally of 55-54.

With the victory, Big Bay de Noc improves its record to 3-0 on the campaign. The Black Bears travel to Mackinac Island (Mackinac Island, MI) to confront the Lakers in a Northern Lights challenge on Friday, December 15. The Lakers come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Mackinac Island lost 54-26 in their recent non-league challenge against Maplewood Baptist Academy (Kinross, MI)

Next up, the Black Bears confront the Engadine Eagles (Engadine, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 18. Maplewood Baptist Academy will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 67-33 league loss to Pickford (Pickford, MI).