The New Lothrop Hornets (New Lothrop, MI) basketball crushed the host Byron Eagles (Byron, MI), 61-17 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Hornets now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they host Mt. Morris for a non-league bout on Friday, January 17. New Lothrop will play a Panthers team coming off a 57-6 league loss to Durand (Durand, MI). The Panthers record now stands at 1-6.

With the loss, Byron falls to 2-6 on the campaign. The Eagles host Ovid-Elsie (Elsie, MI) to play the Marauders in a Mid-Michigan bout on Friday, January 17. The Marauders go into the bout with a record of 8-2. Ovid-Elsie won 51-47 in their recent league bout against Lakeville (Otisville, MI)