In Friday's league outing, the Linden Eagles (Linden, MI) basketball squad nipped the host Swartz Creek Dragons (Swartz Creek, MI), by a margin of 54-49.

The Eagles (3-5) will now prepare for their outing against Owosso (Owosso, MI). The Trojans go into the Flint Metro outing with a 0-11 record. In their last outing, Owosso was tipped by Lake Fenton (Linden, MI), 78-34, in a league outing.

The Dragons now own a 1-8 record. They play next when they host Goodrich for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 17. Swartz Creek will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 48-40 league win over Brandon (Ortonville, MI). The Spartans record now stands at 7-0.