The Black River Rats (Holland, MI) basketball edged the visiting Constantine Falcons (Constantine, MI), 56-51 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Rats now possess a 2-6 record. They play next when they travel to Saugatuck for a Southwestern - North bout on Friday, January 10. Black River will play a Trailblazers team coming off a 76-30 non-league loss to Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI). The Trailblazers record now stands at 2-7.

With the loss, Constantine falls to 0-10 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Hackett Catholic Prep (Kalamazoo, MI) to play the Fighting Irish in a Southwestern - Valley bout on Friday, January 10. The Fighting Irish go into the bout with a record of 8-1. Hackett Catholic Prep won 70-41 in their recent non-league bout against Galesburg-Augusta (Galesburg, MI)