The Mattawan Wildcats basketball team (Mattawan, MI), was nudged 54-50 in Friday's league battle with the visiting St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI)

The Bears now possess a 6-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Norrix for a non-league battle on Monday, February 13. St. Joseph will battle a Knights team coming off a 63-22 league loss to Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI). The Knights record now stands at 8-9.

The Wildcats (8-8) will now prepare for their battle against Coldwater (Coldwater, MI). The Cardinals come into the non-league battle with a 17-1 record. In their last battle, Coldwater edged Western (Parma, MI), 31-27, in a league battle.