The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Mount St. Joseph Gaels (Baltimore, MD) and the visiting St. Mary's Ryken Knights (Leonardtown, MD), observed Mount St. Joseph's basketball team edge St. Mary's Ryken by a score of 62-55.

The Gaels (13-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore, MD). The Cougars come into the non-league bout with a 19-3 record. In their last bout, Our Lady of Mount Carmel nudged John Carroll (Bel Air, MD), 53-30, in a league bout.

With the loss, St. Mary's Ryken falls to 4-13 on the campaign. The Knights host St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD) to play the Saints in a non-league bout on Monday, January 20. The Saints go into the bout with a record of 9-8. St. Mary's lost 54-48 in their recent league bout against St. Paul's (Brooklandville, MD)