In Thursday's league outing, the Clare Pioneers (Clare, MI) basketball squad edged the host Beaverton Beavers (Beaverton, MI), by a count of 65-58.

The Pioneers (17-5) will now prepare for their outing against Tournament Team (, ). The go into the non-league outing with a 10-20 record. In their last outing, Tournament Team was tipped by Winston-Salem Christian National (Winston-Salem, NC), 63-31, in a non-league outing.

The Beavers now hold a 11-11 record. They play next when they travel to Tournament Team for a non-league outing on Monday, March 4. Beaverton will clash with a squad coming off a 63-31 non-league loss to Winston-Salem Christian National (Winston-Salem, NC). The record now stands at 10-20.