The Tri-Unity Christian Defenders basketball team scored 69 points and held the host Parchment Panthers to 50 in the Defenders non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Defenders now sport a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Calvary Christian for a Alliance game on Friday, January 6.

With the defeat, Parchment moves to 2-3 on the year. The Panthers travel to Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI) to face the Comets in a Southwestern - Valley game on Friday, January 6. The Comets enter the game with a record of 2-2. Kalamazoo Christian lost 77-61 in their recent non-league game against West Michigan Aviation Academy (Grand Rapids, MI)