In Friday's league outing, the Britton Deerfield Patriots (Britton, MI) basketball squad edged the visiting Erie-Mason Eagles (Erie, MI), by a count of 40-37.

The Patriots (2-9) will now prepare for their outing against Whiteford (Ottawa Lake, MI). The Bobcats go into the Tri-County outing with a 3-5 record. In their last outing, Whiteford was tipped by Sand Creek (Sand Creek, MI), 36-25, in a league outing.

The Eagles now hold a 2-9 record. They play next when they host Sand Creek for a Tri-County outing on Tuesday, January 17. Erie-Mason will clash with a Aggies squad coming off a 41-39 league loss to Summerfield (Petersburg, MI). The Aggies record now stands at 5-6.