The Roeper Roughriders (Birmingham, MI) basketball felled the visiting Novi Christian Academy Warriors (Novi, MI), 40-24 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Roughriders (5-2) will now prepare for their test against Lutheran (Westland, MI). The Warriors go into the Michigan Independent - Red test with a 4-4 record. In their last test, Lutheran thwarted Parkway Christian (Sterling Heights, MI), 43-15, in a league test.

The Warriors now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Huron Valley Lutheran for a non-league test on Friday, January 13. Novi Christian Academy will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 18-15 league win over Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy (Brighton, MI). The Hawks record now stands at 4-2.