The St. Joseph Bears basketball team (St. Joseph, MI), was nudged 33-32 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Central Bearcats (Battle Creek, MI)

The Bearcats now possess a 3-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Benton Harbor for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 31. Central will confront a Tigers team coming off a 63-14 league loss to Buchanan (Buchanan, MI). The Tigers record now stands at 11-5.

The Bears (4-8) will now prepare for their battle against Niles (Niles, MI). The Vikings come into the non-league battle with a 0-14 record. In their last battle, Niles was nudged by Three Rivers (Three Rivers, MI), 70-38, in a league battle.