Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Xaverian Brothers Hawks (Westwood, MA) and the host Malden Catholic Lancers (Malden, MA), saw Xaverian Brothers's basketball squad hold off Malden Catholic by a tally of 62-60.

With the victory, Xaverian Brothers improves its record to 5-3 on the campaign. The Hawks host St. John's Prep (Danvers, MA) to confront the Eagles in a Catholic challenge on Friday, January 19. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 3-8. St. John's Prep lost 83-57 in their recent league challenge against Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, MA)

Next up, the Lancers confront the St. John's Pioneers (Shrewsbury, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 19. Malden Catholic will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 62-43 non-league loss to Boston College High (Boston, MA).