Eastside Catholic Crusaders (Sammamish, WA) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Garfield Bulldogs (Seattle, WA), 55-48 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Eastside Catholic upgrades its record to 6-2 on the campaign. The Crusaders host Bishop Blanchet (Seattle, WA) to play the Bears in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 20. The Bears come into the bout with a record of 12-3. Bishop Blanchet won 61-34 in their recent non-league bout against Seattle Academy (Seattle, WA)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Roosevelt Roughriders (Seattle, WA) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, January 20. Garfield will attempt to upgrade on its 4-6 season record. The Roughriders come into the bout with a 6-3 record after their 51-48 non-league loss to Lincoln (Seattle, WA).