The Roeper Roughriders basketball team (Birmingham, MI), was nudged 54-53 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Novi Christian Academy Warriors (Novi, MI)

The Warriors now sport a 12-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Huron Valley Lutheran for a Michigan Independent - Red battle on Friday, February 10. Novi Christian Academy will battle a Hawks team coming off a 61-42 league loss to Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy (Brighton, MI). The Hawks record now stands at 3-12.

The Roughriders (5-8) will now prepare for their battle against Lutheran (Westland, MI). The Warriors come into the Michigan Independent - Red battle with a 3-12 record. In their last battle, Lutheran was nudged by University (Ferndale, MI), 79-56, in a non-league battle.