In Saturday's non-league outing, the Machias Bulldogs (Machias, ME) basketball squad nipped the visiting Bangor Christian Patriots (Bangor, ME), by a margin of 44-43.

The Bulldogs (16-1) will now prepare for their outing against Jonesport-Beals (Jonesport, ME). The Royals go into the non-league outing with a 11-6 record. In their last outing, Jonesport-Beals was tipped by Bangor Christian (Bangor, ME), 34-32, in a league outing.

The Patriots now own a 8-8 record. They play next when they travel to Jonesport-Beals for a D North outing on Monday, February 5. Bangor Christian will clash with a Royals squad coming off a 52-33 non-league win over Searsport (Searsport, ME). The Royals record now stands at 11-5.