The New Lothrop Hornets (New Lothrop, MI) basketball toppled the host Birch Run Panthers (Birch Run, MI), 52-36 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Hornets now possess a 5-9 record. They play next when they host Ovid-Elsie for a Mid-Michigan bout on Tuesday, February 4. New Lothrop will play a Marauders team coming off a 57-52 league loss to Chesaning (Chesaning, MI). The Marauders record now stands at 12-4.

The Panthers (5-11) will now prepare for their outing against Byron (Byron, MI). The Eagles enter the non-league outing with a 2-12 record. In their last outing, Byron was dropped by Mt. Morris (Mt. Morris, MI), 82-33, in a league outing.