The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Beaverton Beavers (Beaverton, MI) and the host Tawas Area Braves (Tawas City, MI), observed Beaverton's basketball team knock off Tawas Area by a score of 53-39.

The Beavers (11-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Farwell (Farwell, MI). The Eagles come into the Jack Pine challenge with a 0-22 record.

In their next game, the Braves encounter the Rogers City Hurons (Rogers City, MI) in a North Star challenge, on Friday, February 21. Tawas Area will attempt to improve on its 5-14 season record. The Hurons come into the challenge with a 12-8 record after their 35-24 league loss to Oscoda (Oscoda, MI).