In Monday's non-league contest, the host Escanaba Eskymos basketball team scored a close 41-37 triumph over the Jeffers Jets.

The Eskymos (5-2) will now prepare for their contest against Bark River-Harris (Harris, MI). The Broncos go into the non-league contest with a 2-4 record. In their last contest, Bark River-Harris was tipped by North Central (Powers, MI), 55-49, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Jets battle the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes (Lake Linden, MI) in a Copper Mountain - Copper County contest, on Thursday, December 19. Jeffers will attempt to better on its 0-4 season record. The Lakes go into the contest with a 1-5 record after their 75-24 league loss to Dollar Bay (Dollar Bay, MI).