In Friday's non-league outing, the Jefferson Bears (Monroe, MI) basketball squad beat the visiting Melvindale Cardinals (Melvindale, MI), by a margin of 62-50.

The Bears (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against Sand Creek (Sand Creek, MI). The Aggies go into the non-league outing with a 1-2 record. In their last outing, Sand Creek was beaten by Lenawee Christian (Adrian, MI), 88-51, in a league outing.

The Cardinals now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Annapolis for a Western Wayne outing on Tuesday, December 12. Melvindale will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 61-51 non-league win over Algonac (Algonac, MI). The Cougars record now stands at 1-1.