The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Durand Railroaders (Durand, MI) and the host Birch Run Panthers (Birch Run, MI), observed Durand's basketball team knock off Birch Run by a score of 65-51.

The Railroaders (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Swan Valley was knocked off by Garber (Essexville, MI), 46-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Lakeville Falcons (Otisville, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Birch Run will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 72-54 non-league loss to Webberville (Webberville, MI).