In Friday's league contest, the visiting Escanaba Eskymos basketball team scored a close 38-36 triumph over the Gladstone Braves.

The Eskymos (7-2) will now prepare for their contest against Menominee (Menominee, MI). The Maroons go into the Great Northern U.P. contest with a 2-3 record.

In their next game, the Braves confront the Marinette Marines (Marinette, WI) in a non-league contest, on Friday, December 27. Gladstone will attempt to better on its 1-4 season record. The Marines go into the contest with a 1-7 record after their 73-47 league loss to Denmark (Denmark, WI).