In Monday's league outing, the Bad Axe Hatchets (Bad Axe, MI) basketball squad edged the host Reese Rockets (Reese, MI), by a margin of 34-31.

The Hatchets (6-4) will now prepare for their outing against Cass City (Cass City, MI). The Red Hawks go into the Greater Thumb - West outing with a 5-6 record. In their last outing, Cass City was tipped by Laker (Pigeon, MI), 45-34, in a league outing.

The Rockets now own a 2-10 record. They play next when they host Vassar for a Greater Thumb - West outing on Wednesday, January 24. Reese will clash with a Vulcans squad coming off a 44-23 non-league win over Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy (Saginaw, MI). The Vulcans record now stands at 2-9.