The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Sault Area Blue Devils (Sault St. Marie, MI) and the host Petoskey Northmen (Petoskey, MI), observed Sault Area's basketball team edge Petoskey by a score of 36-35.

In their next game, the Northmen encounter the St. Francis Gladiators (Traverse City, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 27. Petoskey will attempt to improve on its 11-8 season record. The Gladiators come into the challenge with a 5-12 record after their 38-34 non-league win over Elk Rapids (Elk Rapids, MI).