Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Escanaba Eskymos (Escanaba, MI) and the visiting Gladstone Braves (Gladstone, MI), saw Escanaba's basketball squad hold off Gladstone by a tally of 63-58.

With the victory, Escanaba improves its record to 16-1 on the campaign. The Eskymos travel to Houghton (Houghton, MI) to confront the Gremlins in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 14. The Gremlins come into the challenge with a record of 14-3. Houghton lost 51-34 in their recent league challenge against Calumet (Calumet, MI)

Next up, the Braves confront the Gwinn Modeltowners (Gwinn, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 16. Gladstone will attempt to improve on its 5-12 season record. The Modeltowners come into the challenge with a 5-11 record after their 59-36 league loss to Negaunee (Negaunee, MI).