The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sault Area Blue Devils (Sault St. Marie, MI) and the host Big Rapids Cardinals (Big Rapids, MI), witnessed Sault Area's ice hockey team defeat Big Rapids by a score of 5-3.

The Blue Devils (6-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Lumen Christi Catholic (Jackson, MI). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 6-2 record. In their last challenge, Lumen Christi Catholic by West Ottawa (Holland, MI), 4-1, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the West Ottawa Panthers (Holland, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. Big Rapids will attempt to better on its 1-8 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 4-7 record after their 6-3 non-league win over Hudsonville (Hudsonville, MI).