The crowd at Tuesday's league game between the St. Augustine Purple Knights (New Orleans, LA) and the host Brother Martin Crusaders (New Orleans, LA), observed St. Augustine's basketball team notch a victory over Brother Martin by a final score of 74-61.

In their next game, the Purple Knights face the Bartlett Panthers (Bartlett, TN) in a non-league game, on Thursday, January 5. St. Augustine will attempt to move on its 8-7 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 12-4 record after their 54-52 league win over Houston (Germantown, TN).

With the defeat, Brother Martin moves to 9-5 on the year. The Crusaders travel to Phoenix (Braithwaite, LA) to play the Spartans in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 5. The Spartans come into the bout with a record of 7-8. Phoenix lost 74-51 in their recent non-league bout against Northwood (Lena, LA)