In Friday's non-league match, the visiting Escanaba Eskymos basketball team scored a tight 36-34 victory over the Houghton Gremlins.

The Eskymos now possess a 6-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Manistique for a non-league battle on Monday, February 22. Escanaba will confront a Emeralds team coming off a 60-39 league loss to Ishpeming (Ishpeming, MI). The Emeralds record now stands at 5-7.

The Gremlins (11-3) will now prepare for their battle against Lake Linden-Hubbell (Lake Linden, MI). The Lakes come into the non-league battle with a 17-0 record. In their last battle, Lake Linden-Hubbell edged Jeffers (Painesdale, MI), 66-54, in a league battle.