Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Ubly Bearcats (Ubly, MI) and the visiting Marlette Red Raiders (Marlette, MI), saw Ubly's basketball squad hold off Marlette by a score of 52-48.

With the victory, Ubly improves its record to 9-4 on the campaign. The Bearcats host Sandusky (Sandusky, MI) to battle the Redskins in a Greater Thumb - East contest on Friday, February 18. The Redskins come into the contest with a record of 12-5. Sandusky won 47-31 in their recent non-league contest against Carsonville-Port Sanilac (Carsonville, MI)

The Red Raiders (12-3) will now prepare for their contest against Buena Vista (Saginaw, MI). The Knights come into the non-league contest with a 9-5 record. In their last contest, Buena Vista was nudged by Carman-Ainsworth (Flint, MI), 72-59, in a non-league contest.