The St. Joseph Bears ran past the host Benton Harbor Tigers basketball team by a final score of 46-26 in Monday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bears face the Portage Northern Huskies (Portage, MI) in a Southwestern Michigan - West game, on Friday, January 12. St. Joseph will attempt to move on its 2-5 season record. The Huskies enter the game with a 0-7 record after their 65-25 non-league loss to Vicksburg (Vicksburg, MI).

With the defeat, Benton Harbor moves to 1-4 on the year. The Tigers host Brandywine (Niles, MI) to face the Bobcats in a Lakeland game on Thursday, January 11. The Bobcats enter the game with a record of 6-0. Brandywine won 41-22 in their recent league game against Dowagiac (Dowagiac, MI)