The St. Joseph Bears basketball team (St. Joseph, MI), was nudged 43-40 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Central Bearcats (Battle Creek, MI)

The Bearcats now possess a 2-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Holt for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 10. Central will battle a Rams team coming off a 56-45 league loss to Waverly (Lansing, MI). The Rams record now stands at 0-1.

The Bears (0-2) will now prepare for their battle against Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI). The Maroon Giants come into the Southwestern Michigan - East battle with a 1-0 record. In their last battle, Kalamazoo Central edged Lakeview (Battle Creek, MI), 60-39, in a league battle.