The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars (Baltimore, MD) and the visiting John Carroll Patriots (Bel Air, MD), observed Our Lady of Mount Carmel's basketball team overwhelm John Carroll by a margin of 53-30.

The Cougars (19-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, MD). The Gaels come into the non-league challenge with a 12-6 record.

In their next game, the Patriots battle the McDonogh Eagles (Owings Mills, MD) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 22. John Carroll will attempt to better on its 8-8 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 10-6 record after their 50-49 non-league win over Kiski School (Saltsburg, PA).