North Lawndale Phoenix (Chicago, IL) backers were pleased Wednesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Westinghouse Warriors (Chicago, IL), 72-67 in a league bout.

With the victory, North Lawndale upgrades its record to 6-6 on the campaign. The Phoenix travel to Orr (Chicago, IL) to play the Spartans in a Chicago Public - Red Northwest bout on Friday, January 13. The Spartans come into the bout with a record of 4-5. Orr lost 76-43 in their recent league bout against Whitney Young (Chicago, IL)

Next up, the Warriors play the Lane Tech Lane Tech (Chicago, IL) in a Chicago Public - Red Northwest bout, on Friday, January 13. Westinghouse will attempt to upgrade on its 10-9 season record. The Lane Tech come into the bout with a 6-8 record after their 72-64 league loss to Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL).