The Almont Raiders (Almont, MI) basketball edged the visiting Dryden Cardinals (Dryden, MI), 47-45 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Raiders now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Yale for a Blue Water Area bout on Tuesday, December 10. Almont will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 70-49 non-league win over Marine City (Marine City, MI). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-0.

With the loss, Dryden falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Akron-Fairgrove (Fairgrove, MI) to play the Vikings in a North Central Thumb bout on Wednesday, December 11. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 1-3. Akron-Fairgrove lost 53-47 in their recent league bout against Caseville (Caseville, MI)