The Michigan Center Cardinals basketball team (Michigan Center, MI), was nudged 59-54 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Napoleon Pirates (Napoleon, MI)

The Pirates now possess a 18-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host East Jackson for a Cascades battle on Wednesday, February 22. Napoleon will confront a Trojans team coming off a 40-38 league win over Manchester (Manchester, MI). The Trojans record now stands at 9-9.

The Cardinals (11-5) will now prepare for their battle against Hanover-Horton (Horton, MI). The Comets come into the Cascades battle with a 10-7 record. In their last battle, Hanover-Horton was nudged by Gull Lake (Richland, MI), 62-55, in a non-league battle.