Central Lancers (Philadelphia, PA) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Philadelphia High School for Girls GAZELLE (Philadelphia, PA), 30-27 in a league bout.

With the victory, Central upgrades its record to 3-0 on the campaign. The Lancers travel to Northeast (Philadelphia, PA) to play the Vikings in a bout on Wednesday, January 25. The Vikings come into the bout with a record of 1-0. Northeast won 18-11 in their recent league bout against Freire Charter (Philadelphia, PA)