In Friday's league match, the host Black River Rats basketball team scored a good 75-57 triumph over the Martin Clippers.

In their next game, the Rats meet the Lawton Blue Devils (Lawton, MI) in a non-league match, on Monday, January 29. Black River will attempt to move on its 6-7 season record. The Blue Devils enter the match with a 4-7 record after their 37-29 league loss to Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI).

With the defeat, Martin moves to 0-12 on the year. The Clippers travel to Bellevue (Bellevue, MI) to meet the Broncos in a non-league match on Tuesday, January 30. The Broncos enter the match with a record of 10-1. Bellevue won 89-34 in their recent league match against Mendon (Mendon, MI)