The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Centennial Eagles (Ellicott City, MD) and the host Long Reach Lightning (Columbia, MD), observed Centennial's basketball team knock off Long Reach by a score of 75-65.

The Eagles (10-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Wilde Lake (Columbia, MD). The Wildecats come into the Howard County challenge with a 9-3 record. In their last challenge, Wilde Lake prevailed over Reservoir (Fulton, MD), 93-68, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lightning encounter the Atholton Raiders (Columbia, MD) in a Howard County challenge, on Friday, January 31. Long Reach will attempt to improve on its 3-9 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 7-6 record after their 45-35 league win over River Hill (Clarksville, MD).