The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Standish-Sterling Panthers (Standish, MI) and the host Pinconning Spartans (Pinconning, MI), observed Standish-Sterling's basketball team knock off Pinconning by a score of 75-56.

The Panthers (19-2) will now prepare for their bout against Garber (Essexville, MI). The Dukes go into the Tri-Valley - Red bout with a 10-11 record. In their last bout, Garber was beaten by Bay City Western (Auburn, MI), 63-56, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Pinconning falls to 17-4 on the campaign. The Spartans host Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI) to play the Vikings in a non-league bout on Thursday, February 20. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 11-10. Swan Valley won 72-53 in their recent non-league bout against Carrollton (Carrollton, MI)