The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the East Jackson Trojans (Jackson, MI) and the host Napoleon Pirates (Napoleon, MI), observed East Jackson's basketball team edge Napoleon by a margin of 44-40.

The Trojans (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Columbia Central (Brooklyn, MI). The Golden Eagles come into the Cascades challenge with a 5-1 record.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Dansville Aggies (Dansville, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Napoleon will attempt to better on its 4-3 season record.