In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Hale Eagles (Hale, MI) basketball squad edged the visiting Heston Academy Patriots (St. Helen, MI), by a count of 2-0.

The Eagles (9-6) will now prepare for their outing against Hillman (Hillman, MI). The Tigers go into the North Star outing with a 15-4 record. In their last outing, Hillman held off Alcona (Lincoln, MI), 47-39, in a league outing.

The Patriots now hold a 0-13 record. They play next when they travel to Oscoda for a non-league outing on Wednesday, February 15. Heston Academy will clash with a Owls squad coming off a 73-27 non-league loss to St. Francis (Traverse City, MI). The Owls record now stands at 11-7.