Villa Maria Academy Hurricanes (Malvern, PA) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Episcopal Academy Churchmen (Newtown Square, PA), 57-47 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Villa Maria Academy upgrades its record to 15-2 on the season. The Hurricanes travel to Nazareth Academy (Philadelphia, PA) to play the in a Catholic Academies bout on Tuesday, January 24. The go into the bout with a record of 7-6. Nazareth Academy won 57-49 in their recent non-league bout against Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia, PA)

Next up, the Churchmen play the Academy-Notre Dame De Namur (Villanova, PA) in a Inter-Academic bout, on Tuesday, January 24. Episcopal Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 0-10 season record. The go into the bout with a 11-9 record after their 50-36 non-league win over Sanford (Hockessin, DE).