Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Principia Panthers (St. Louis, MO) and the visiting Metro Panthers (St. Louis, MO), saw Principia's basketball squad hold off Metro by a tally of 43-37.

With the victory, Principia improves its record to 1-2 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Christian School District (O'Fallon, MO) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 27. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Panthers play the St. Louis Christian HomeSchool Knights Knights (St. Louis, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Metro will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 10-12 record after their 57-31 non-league loss to Clopton (Clarksville, MO).