Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Carmel Corsairs (Mundelein, IL) and the visiting Latin Romans (Chicago, IL), saw Carmel's basketball squad hold off Latin by a tally of 46-40.

With the victory, Carmel improves its record to 8-14 on the campaign. The Corsairs host Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) to confront the Spartans in a East Suburban Catholic challenge on Tuesday, January 17. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 14-6. Marian Catholic won 55-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, IL)

Next up, the Romans confront the North Shore Country Day Raiders (Winnetka, IL) in a Independent School challenge, on Friday, January 13. Latin will attempt to improve on its 11-6 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 80-54 league loss to Francis W. Parker (Chicago, IL).