The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Montabella Mustangs (Blanchard, MI) and the host Merrill Vandals (Merrill, MI), observed Montabella's basketball team overwhelm Merrill by a score of 57-27.

The Mustangs (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Ashley (Ashley, MI). The Bears come into the Mid-State challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Ashley was routed by Breckenridge (Breckenridge, MI), 50-14, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Vandals encounter the Vestaburg Wolverines (Vestaburg, MI) in a Mid-State challenge, on Friday, December 6. Merrill will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 57-37 league win over Coleman (Coleman, MI).