The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Butler Bears (Louisville, KY) and the host DeSales Colts (Louisville, KY), observed Butler's basketball team knock off DeSales by a score of 81-70.

The Bears (14-3) will now prepare for their challenge against W.E.B. DuBois Academy (Louisville, KY). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 5-13 record. In their last challenge, W.E.B. DuBois Academy prevailed over Central (Louisville, KY), 68-64, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Colts encounter the Shelby County Rockets (Shelbyville, KY) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 27. DeSales will attempt to improve on its 9-10 season record. The Rockets come into the challenge with a 1-16 record after their 69-51 league loss to Spencer County (Taylorsville, KY).