Fans at Friday's league challenge between the St. Francis Gladiators (Traverse City, MI) and the host Elk Rapids Elks (Elk Rapids, MI), saw St. Francis's basketball squad overcome Elk Rapids by a tally of 46-37.

With the victory, St. Francis improves its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Gladiators travel to Spring Lake (Spring Lake, MI) to confront the Lakers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 28. The Lakers come into the challenge with a record of 2-1.

Next up, the Elks confront the Gaylord Blue Devils (Gaylord, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. Elk Rapids will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 66-58 league win over Alpena (Alpena, MI).