The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Bridgeport Bearcats (Bridgeport, MI) and the host Midland Chemics (Midland, MI), observed Bridgeport's basketball team edge Midland by a margin of 56-54.

The Bearcats (4-14) will now prepare for their challenge against Garber (Essexville, MI). The Dukes come into the Tri-Valley - Red challenge with a 9-10 record. In their last challenge, Garber was tipped by Glenn (Bay City, MI), 66-44, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Chemics battle the Powers Catholic Chargers (Flint, MI) in a Saginaw Valley challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Midland will attempt to better on its 3-15 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 15-1 record after their 84-47 league win over Bay City Western (Auburn, MI).