O'Connell Boilermakers (San Francisco, CA) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Lycee Francais Bears (San Francisco, CA), 49-40 in a league bout.

With the win, O'Connell upgrades its record to 3-5 on the season. The Boilermakers host The Academy - San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) to clash with the Wolves in a Academic 2 bout on Tuesday, January 17. The Wolves go into the bout with a record of 4-9. The Academy - San Francisco won 61-43 in their recent league bout against Leadership (San Francisco, CA)

Next up, the Bears clash with the Leadership Griffin (San Francisco, CA) in a Academic 2 bout, on Tuesday, January 17. Lycee Francais will attempt to upgrade on its 5-5 season record. The Griffin go into the bout with a 1-2 record after their 72-2 league win over Burton (San Francisco, CA).