In Friday's league outing, the Ferndale Eagles (Ferndale, MI) basketball squad edged the host Groves Falcons (Beverly Hills, MI), by a count of 81-78.

The Eagles (8-5) will now prepare for their outing against Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids, MI). The Bengals go into the non-league outing with a 7-5 record. In their last outing, Ottawa Hills held off Forest Hills Eastern (Ada, MI), 76-73, in a league outing.

The Falcons now hold a 4-10 record. They play next when they travel to Oak Park for a Oakland - Red outing on Monday, January 29. Groves will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 53-48 league loss to West Bloomfield (West Bloomfield, MI). The Knights record now stands at 4-8.