In Friday's league contest, the visiting Reese Rockets basketball team scored a close 56-50 triumph over the Bad Axe Hatchets.

The Rockets (7-3) will now prepare for their contest against Laker (Pigeon, MI). The Lakers go into the Greater Thumb - West contest with a 5-4 record. In their last contest, Laker was tipped by Millington (Millington, MI), 63-56, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Hatchets confront the International Academy Phoenix (Flint, MI) in a non-league contest, on Monday, January 13. Bad Axe will attempt to better on its 7-2 season record. The Phoenix go into the contest with a 8-1 record after their 57-54 non-league win over Brimley (Brimley, MI).