In Tuesday's non-league outing, the St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI) basketball squad nipped the host Gull Lake Blue Devils (Richland, MI), by a margin of 54-53.

The Bears (3-2) will now prepare for their outing against Mattawan (Mattawan, MI). The Wildcats go into the Southwestern Michigan - West outing with a 3-1 record. In their last outing, Mattawan was tipped by Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI), 74-56, in a non-league match.

With the defeat, Gull Lake moves to 2-3 on the year. The Blue devils host Central (Battle Creek, MI) to meet the Bearcats in a Southwestern Michigan - East match on Thursday, December 14. The Bearcats enter the match with a record of 0-3. Central lost 51-41 in their recent non-league match against Portage Northern (Portage, MI)