The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the St. Frances Academy Panthers (Baltimore, MD) and the visiting Mercy Magic (Baltimore, MD), observed St. Frances Academy's basketball team overwhelm Mercy by a score of 81-34.

The Panthers (14-2) will now prepare for their challenge against McDonogh (Owings Mills, MD). The Eagles come into the IAAM A challenge with a 9-7 record. In their last challenge, McDonogh trounced Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD), 55-46, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Magic battle the Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers (Severn, MD) in a IAAM A challenge, on Friday, January 17. Mercy will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record. The Cavaliers come into the challenge with a 4-12 record after their 55-46 league loss to McDonogh (Owings Mills, MD).