Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Gaylord Blue Devils (Gaylord, MI) and the visiting Alpena Wildcats (Alpena, MI), saw Gaylord's basketball squad hold off Alpena by a tally of 47-42.

With the victory, Gaylord improves its record to 12-9 on the campaign. The Blue Devils travel to East Jordan (East Jordan, MI) to confront the Red Devils in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 2. The Red Devils come into the challenge with a record of 4-16.

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Tawas Area Braves (Tawas City, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 28. Alpena will attempt to improve on its 3-14 season record. The Braves come into the challenge with a 14-5 record after their 75-56 non-league win over Ogemaw Heights (West Branch, MI).