The New Lothrop Hornets (New Lothrop, MI) basketball nipped the visiting Morrice Orioles (Morrice, MI), 32-30 in Friday's non-league test.

The Hornets (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Bendle (Burton, MI). The Tigers go into the non-league test with a 1-0 record. In their last test, Bendle got by Hill-McCloy (Montrose, MI), 54-37, in a non-league test.

The Orioles now own a 0-3 record. They play next when they travel to Webberville for a non-league test on Monday, December 4. Morrice will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 58-48 non-league loss to Potterville (Potterville, MI). The Spartans record now stands at 2-1.