Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Academy Park Knights (Sharon Hill, PA) and the host Penn Wood Patriots (Lansdowne, PA), saw Academy Park's basketball squad hold off Penn Wood by a tally of 46-43.

With the victory, Academy Park improves its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Bayard Rustin (West Chester, PA) to play the Golden Knights in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Golden Knights come into the challenge with a record of 12-3. Bayard Rustin won 65-34 in their recent league challenge against Sun Valley (Aston, PA)

Next up, the Patriots play the Sacred Heart Academy Lions (Bryn Mawr, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 20. Penn Wood will attempt to improve on its 3-10 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 38-36 non-league win over Interboro (Prospect Park, PA).