The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Austin Catholic Crusaders (Chesterfield, MI) and the visiting Academy of the Sacred Heart Gazelles (Bloomfield Hills, MI), observed Austin Catholic's basketball team edge Academy of the Sacred Heart by a score of 35-31.

The Crusaders (5-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Michigan School for the Deaf (Flint, MI). The Tartars come into the non-league challenge with a 1-6 record. In their last challenge, Michigan School for the Deaf was tipped by Wisconsin School for the Deaf (Delavan, WI), 45-8, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Gazelles encounter the Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit Jaguars (West Bloomfield, MI) in a Catholic C-D D challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Academy of the Sacred Heart will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 8-3 record after their 46-35 league loss to Cardinal Mooney Catholic (Marine City, MI).