The Jefferson Bears (Monroe, MI) basketball nipped the visiting Milan Big Reds (Milan, MI), 38-33 in Thursday's league test.

The Bears (4-1) will now prepare for their test against Richard (Riverview, MI). The Pioneers go into the non-league test with a 4-0 record. In their last test, Richard got by Huron (New Boston, MI), 39-34, in a non-league test.

The Big Reds now own a 2-4 record. They play next when they host Airport for a Huron test on Monday, December 19. Milan will encounter a Jets squad coming off a 59-38 league win over Flat Rock (Flat Rock, MI). The Jets record now stands at 2-2.