The Standish-Sterling Panthers (Standish, MI) basketball edged the host Shepherd Bluejays (Shepherd, MI), 51-48 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 17-2 record. They play next when they travel to Harrison for a Jack Pine bout on Thursday, February 13. Standish-Sterling will play a Hornets team coming off a 55-34 league win over Farwell (Farwell, MI). The Hornets record now stands at 4-15.

With the loss, Shepherd falls to 4-15 on the campaign. The Bluejays travel to Beaverton (Beaverton, MI) to play the Beavers in a Jack Pine bout on Thursday, February 13. The Beavers go into the bout with a record of 7-11. Beaverton won 44-34 in their recent league bout against Meridian (Sanford, MI)