Fans at Thursday's non-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 count of 53-50.

With the victory, Xaverian Brothers upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Hawks host St. John's Prep (Danvers, MA) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 19. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 1-0.

The Lancers now own a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to St. John's for a non-league test on Friday, January 19. Malden Catholic will encounter a Pioneers squad coming off a 91-58 non-league loss to Boston College High (Boston, MA). The Pioneers record now stands at 3-2.