The Merrill Vandals basketball team (Merrill, MI), was toppled 50-37 in Wednesday's league battle with the visiting Sacred Heart Academy Irish (Mt. Pleasant, MI)

The Irish now possess a 9-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Vestaburg for a Mid-State battle on Friday, February 3. Sacred Heart Academy will confront a Wolverines team coming off a 59-35 league win over Ashley (Ashley, MI). The Wolverines record now stands at 7-8.

The Vandals (3-10) will now prepare for their battle against Coleman (Coleman, MI). The Comets come into the Mid-State battle with a 2-12 record. In their last battle, Coleman was toppled by Fulton (Middleton, MI), 60-45, in a non-league battle.