This past Friday night, Big Rapids boys' basketball secured a significant conference victory against Chippewa Hills on the road 70-50.

This victory marked the Cardinals' first win on the road this season and their highest offensive output against the Warriors in their gym since 2022. It wasn’t the cleanest game for Big Rapids, but a spark to start the second half stretched a six-point halftime led to 17 after the third quarter.

Cole Haist and Liam McLaughlin each led the Cardinal scorers with 17, followed by Ty Gielczyk and Gabe Njenga with 13 and 11 respectively. Both Gielczyk and Njenga also registered over 10 rebounds apiece, giving the senior duo each double-doubles.

Big Rapids moves to 3-0 on the season and will await a Tuesday night matchup at home against Central Montcalm. Chippewa Hills falls to 0-4 and will face Kent City in Remus.