Ursuline Fighting Irish (Youngstown, OH) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Canfield Cardinals (Canfield, OH), 44-38 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Ursuline upgrades its record to 13-1 on the campaign. The Fighting Irish host Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH) to play the Falcons in a non-league bout on Monday, January 30. The Falcons come into the bout with a record of 2-2. Austintown-Fitch lost 56-49 in their recent non-league bout against Washington (Massillon, OH)