Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Manton Rangers (Manton, MI) and the host Evart Wildcats (Evart, MI), saw Manton's basketball squad hold off Evart by a tally of 55-50.

With the victory, Manton improves its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Rangers travel to Northern Michigan Christian (McBain, MI) to confront the Comets in a Highland challenge on Friday, December 15. The Comets come into the challenge with a record of 2-2. Northern Michigan Christian won 61-58 in their recent league challenge against Roscommon (Roscommon, MI)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Pine River Area Bucks (Leroy, MI) in a Highland challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Evart will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record.