The Gladstone Braves (Gladstone, MI) basketball crushed the visiting Manistique Emeralds (Manistique, MI), 73-31 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Braves now possess a 5-12 record. They play next when they travel to Marquette for a Great Northern U.P. bout on Tuesday, February 4. Gladstone will play a Redmen team coming off a 52-43 league win over Menominee (Menominee, MI). The Redmen record now stands at 12-2.

With the loss, Manistique falls to 3-14 on the campaign. The Emeralds host Brimley (Brimley, MI) to play the Bays in a non-league bout on Wednesday, February 5. The Bays go into the bout with a record of 6-8.