Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Heston Academy Patriots (St. Helen, MI) and the host Rogers City Hurons (Rogers City, MI), saw Heston Academy's basketball squad hold off Rogers City by a tally of 39-34.

With the victory, Heston Academy improves its record to 6-1 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Mio-Au Sable (Mio, MI) to play the Thunderbolts in a North Star challenge on Friday, January 12. The Thunderbolts come into the challenge with a record of 4-4. Mio-Au Sable won 53-33 in their recent league challenge against Fairview (Fairview, MI)

Next up, the Hurons play the Cheboygan Chiefs (Cheboygan, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Rogers City will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a 6-3 record after their 54-44 non-league loss to Grayling (Grayling, MI).