The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the North Branch Broncos (North Branch, MI) and the host Marine City Mariners (Marine City, MI), observed North Branch's basketball team edge Marine City by a score of 29-26.

The Broncos (8-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Imlay City (Imlay City, MI). The Spartans come into the Blue Water Area challenge with a 9-9 record. In their last challenge, Imlay City was tipped by Croswell-Lexington (Croswell, MI), 55-53, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Mariners encounter the Lake Shore Shorians (St. Clair Shores, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 21. Marine City will attempt to improve on its 7-12 season record. The Shorians come into the challenge with a 5-14 record after their 55-17 non-league win over Mott (Warren, MI).