The Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants basketball squad (Kalamazoo, MI), was nudged 44-40 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Gull Lake Blue Devils (Richland, MI)

With the victory, Gull Lake advances its record to 8-8 on the year. The Blue Devils travel to Brandywine (Niles, MI) to meet the Bobcats in a non-league battle on Monday, February 17. The Bobcats enter the battle with a record of 17-0. Brandywine won 53-24 in their recent non-league battle against Lawton (Lawton, MI)

The Maroon Giants now own a 6-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host St. Joseph for a non-league battle on Thursday, February 20. Kalamazoo Central will meet a Bears squad coming off a 45-32 non-league loss to Edwardsburg (Edwardsburg, MI). The Bears record now stands at 13-3.