The Marquette Redmen basketball squad (Marquette, MI), lost 61-50 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Houghton Gremlins (Houghton, MI)

With the victory, Houghton advances its record to 12-3 on the year. The Gremlins travel to Hancock (Hancock, MI) to meet the Bulldogs in a Western Peninsula battle on Thursday, February 6. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 8-4. Hancock won 42-25 in their recent league battle against West Iron County (Iron River, MI)

The Redmen now own a 6-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. Francis for a non-league battle on Friday, February 7. Marquette will meet a Gladiators squad coming off a 51-35 non-league loss to Petoskey (Petoskey, MI). The Gladiators record now stands at 2-9.