The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Atholton Raiders (Columbia, MD) and the visiting Meade Mustangs (Fort Meade, MD), observed Atholton's basketball team edge Meade by a score of 42-37.

The Raiders (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against River Hill (Clarksville, MD). The Hawks come into the Howard County challenge with a 9-1 record. In their last challenge, River Hill edged Howard (Ellicott City, MD), 65-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the North County Knights (Glen Burnie, MD) in a Anne Arundel County challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Meade will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 40-26 league loss to Glen Burnie (Glen Burnie, MD).