The Belleville Tigers (Belleville, MI) basketball crushed the host Franklin Patriots (Livonia, MI), 80-18 in Friday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 9-0 record. They play next when they host Edison Academy for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. Belleville will encounter a Pioneers team coming off a 58-21 league win over Lincoln-King Academy (Detroit, MI). The Pioneers record now stands at 10-3.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Wayne Memorial Zebras (Wayne, MI) in a Kensington Lakes - East challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Franklin will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Zebras come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 61-24 league win over Fordson (Dearborn, MI).