The Sault Area Blue Devils (Sault St. Marie, MI) basketball edged the host St.Ignace Saints (St. Ignace, MI), 50-49 in Friday's league bout.

The Blue Devils now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Cheboygan for a Straits Area bout on Tuesday, December 17. Sault Area will play a Chiefs team coming off a 67-39 non-league win over Onaway (Onaway, MI). The Chiefs record now stands at 3-0.

With the loss, St.Ignace falls to 3-1 on the campaign. The Saints travel to Harbor Springs (Harbor Springs, MI) to play the Rams in a non-league bout on Monday, December 16. The Rams go into the bout with a record of 3-0. Harbor Springs won 66-10 in their recent league bout against Charlevoix (Charlevoix, MI)