In Thursday's non-league outing, the West Bloomfield Lakers (West Bloomfield, MI) basketball squad edged the visiting South Christian Sailors (Grand Rapids, MI), by a count of 59-56.

The Lakers (4-4) will now prepare for their outing against Renaissance (Detroit, MI). The Phoenix go into the non-league outing with a 7-2 record. In their last outing, Renaissance held off Roseville (Roseville, MI), 93-72, in a non-league outing.

The Sailors now hold a 4-2 record. They play next when they host Covenant Christian for a non-league outing on Wednesday, January 3. South Christian will clash with a Chargers squad coming off a 63-38 non-league win over Zeeland East (Zeeland, MI). The Chargers record now stands at 5-4.