The Hope Of Detroit Academy basketball team scored 45 points and limited the host Merritt Academy Mustangs to 35 in the league triumph on Thursday.

The now possess a 2-5 record. They play next when they host Detroit Cristo Rey for a non-league game on Monday, January 13.

With the loss, Merritt Academy falls to 2-6 on the campaign. The Mustangs host Advanced Tech Academy (Dearborn, MI) to confront the Lakers in a Detroit Metro game on Tuesday, January 14. The Lakers go into the game with a record of 8-3.