In Monday's non-league outing, the Merrill Vandals (Merrill, MI) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Lakeview Wildcats (Lakeview, MI), by a margin of 49-27.

The Vandals (2-3) will now prepare for their outing against Fulton (Middleton, MI). The Pirates go into the Mid-State outing with a 4-2 record. In their last outing, Fulton smashed Carson City-Crystal (Carson City, MI), 55-42, in a league outing.

The Wildcats now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Montabella for a non-league outing on Friday, December 22. Lakeview will clash with a Mustangs squad coming off a 59-32 league win over Ashley (Ashley, MI). The Mustangs record now stands at 4-2.