Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Marian Catholic Spartans (Chicago Heights, IL) and the visiting Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers (Joliet, IL), saw Marian Catholic's basketball squad wallop Joliet Catholic by a tally of 48-24.

With the victory, Marian Catholic improves its record to 19-5 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Carmel (Mundelein, IL) to confront the Corsairs in a East Suburban Catholic challenge on Saturday, January 22. The Corsairs come into the challenge with a record of 14-6. Carmel lost 39-35 in their recent league challenge against Benet Academy (Lisle, IL)

Next up, the Hilltoppers confront the Plainfield South Cougars (Plainfield, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 20. Joliet Catholic will attempt to improve on its 4-9 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 7-11 record after their 61-27 league loss to Joliet West (Joliet, IL).