The Maplewood Baptist Academy Black Bears (Kinross, MI) basketball were winner over the host Big Bay de Noc Black Bears (Cooks, MI), 81-63 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Black Bears now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Alanson for a non-league bout on Friday, December 12. Maplewood Baptist Academy will play a Vikings team coming off a 57-32 league win over Wolverine (Wolverine, MI). The Vikings record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Big Bay de Noc falls to 1-1 on the season. The Black bears travel to Mackinac Island (Mackinac Island, MI) to meet the Lakers in a Northern Lights battle on Wednesday, December 10. The Lakers come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Mackinac Island won 44-29 in their recent non-league challenge against Munising Baptist (Wetmore, MI)