The St. Francis Gladiators basketball team (Traverse City, MI), was nudged 36-34 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting McBain Ramblers (McBain, MI)

The Ramblers now possess a 17-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Houghton Lake for a Highland battle on Thursday, February 15. McBain will confront a Bobcats team coming off a 47-43 league loss to Evart (Evart, MI). The Bobcats record now stands at 6-14.

The Gladiators (9-10) will now prepare for their battle against Grayling (Grayling, MI). The Vikings come into the Lake Michigan battle with a 8-11 record. In their last battle, Grayling edged East Jordan (East Jordan, MI), 73-40, in a league battle.