The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hope Of Detroit Academy (Detroit, MI) and the host Universal Learning Academy (Westland, MI), observed Hope Of Detroit Academy's basketball team overwhelm Universal Learning Academy by a score of 74-23.

The (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Star International Academy (Dearborn Heights, MI). The Falcons come into the Detroit Metro challenge with a 5-3 record.

In their next game, the battle the Taylor Prep Tigers (Taylor, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Universal Learning Academy will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 62-42 non-league loss to Grosse Ile (Grosse Ile, MI).