In Thursday's non-league test, the Heston Academy Patriots (St. Helen, MI) basketball squad defeated the visiting Tawas Area Braves (Tawas City, MI), by a score of 60-43.

Next, the Patriots clash with the Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals (Saginaw, MI) in a non-league test, on Monday, January 20. Heston Academy will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Cardinals come into the test with a 7-3 record after their 41-31 league win over Hemlock (Hemlock, MI).

The Braves (3-5) will now prepare for their test against Whittemore-Prescott (Whittemore, MI). The Cardinals come into the non-league test with a 1-9 record. In their last test, Whittemore-Prescott went down by Oscoda (Oscoda, MI), 56-11, in a league test.