The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Douglass Hurricanes (Detroit, MI) and the host Ford Trojans (Detroit, MI), observed Douglass's basketball team edge Ford by a score of 61-58.

The Hurricanes (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor, MI). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 5-1 record. In their last challenge, Benton Harbor was tipped by South Bend Washington (South Bend, IN), 78-67, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Hamady Hawks (Flint, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Ford will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 81-12 league win over Atherton (Burton, MI).