The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Clinton Grace Christian Eagles (Clinton, MD) and the host Springdale Prep Lions (New Windsor, MD), observed Clinton Grace Christian's basketball team edge Springdale Prep by a score of 61-55.

The Eagles (14-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Virginia Academy (Ashburn, VA). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 12-8 record. In their last challenge, Virginia Academy was tipped by Evergreen Christian (Leesburg, VA), 60-58, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions battle the DeMatha Stags (Hyattsville, MD) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Springdale Prep will attempt to improve on its 20-6 season record. The Stags come into the challenge with a 13-4 record after their 61-48 league loss to Paul VI (Chantilly, VA).