The Michigan Lutheran Titans (St. Joseph, MI) basketball nipped the host Lake Michigan Catholic Lakers (St. Joseph, MI), 40-36 in Thursday's league test.

The Titans (4-5) will now prepare for their test against Buchanan (Buchanan, MI). The Bucks go into the non-league test with a 11-2 record. In their last test, Buchanan got by Berrien Springs (Berrien Springs, MI), 50-13, in a league test.

The Lakers now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they host Howardsville Christian for a Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph - White test on Friday, January 28. Lake Michigan Catholic will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 50-22 league loss to River Valley (Three Oaks, MI). The Eagles record now stands at 2-7.