In Friday's league outing, the St. Paul Swordsmen (Santa Fe Springs, CA) basketball squad edged the visiting Bishop Montgomery Knights (Torrance, CA), by a count of 62-57.

The Swordsmen (9-14) will now prepare for their outing against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (Downey, CA). The Warriors go into the Del Rey outing with a 18-5 record. In their last outing, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was tipped by Roosevelt (Eastvale, CA), 59-54, in a non-league outing.

The Knights now hold a 9-13 record. They play next when they host Serra for a Del Rey outing on Wednesday, January 24. Bishop Montgomery will clash with a Cavaliers squad coming off a 74-67 league loss to St. Bernard (Playa del Rey, CA). The Cavaliers record now stands at 14-10.