The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Laurel Spartans (Laurel, MD) and the host Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders (Greenbelt, MD), observed Laurel's basketball team overcome Eleanor Roosevelt by a score of 75-59.

The Spartans (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Patuxent (Lusby, MD). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-9 record. In their last challenge, Patuxent dropped by Westlake (Waldorf, MD), 78-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Raiders battle the Parkdale Panthers (Riverdale, MD) in a Prince George's County 4A challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Eleanor Roosevelt will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 3-7 record after their 64-52 league loss to Suitland (Forestville, MD).