The Marian Catholic Spartans (Chicago Heights, IL) basketball crushed the host St. Francis de Sales Pioneers (Chicago, IL), 72-50 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Spartans now possess a 15-6 record. They play next when they travel to Belleville West for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. Marian Catholic will play a Maroons team coming off a 44-42 league loss to Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL). The Maroons record now stands at 8-7.

With the loss, St. Francis de Sales falls to 5-13 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Marmion (Aurora, IL) to play the Cadets in a Chicago Catholic - White bout on Friday, January 17. The Cadets go into the bout with a record of 10-8. Marmion lost 62-36 in their recent league bout against Leo (Chicago, IL)