The O'Dea Fighting Irish basketball squad (Seattle, WA), was nudged 60-57 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Eastside Catholic Crusaders (Sammamish, WA)

With the victory, Eastside Catholic advances its record to 10-0 on the year. The Crusaders host Rainier Beach (Seattle, WA) to meet the Vikings in a non-league battle on Monday, January 13. The Vikings enter the battle with a record of 8-1. Rainier Beach won 56-50 in their recent non-league battle against Roosevelt (Seattle, WA)

The Fighting Irish now own a 5-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tahoma for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 11. O'Dea will meet a Bears squad coming off a 65-60 non-league loss to Stadium (Tacoma, WA). The Bears record now stands at 6-4.