In Friday's non-league outing, the Dakota Cougars (Macomb, MI) basketball squad edged the host Sterling Heights Stevenson Titans (Sterling Heights, MI), by a count of 35-33.

The Cougars (7-6) will now prepare for their outing against Norrix (Kalamazoo, MI). The Knights go into the non-league outing with a 7-8 record. In their last outing, Norrix held off Portage Northern (Portage, MI), 82-51, in a non-league outing.

The Titans now hold a 4-12 record. They play next when they travel to Chippewa Valley for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 7. Sterling Heights Stevenson will clash with a Big Reds squad coming off a 69-34 league loss to Roseville (Roseville, MI). The Big Reds record now stands at 5-8.