In Friday's league test, the Mt. St. Joseph Academy Magic (Flourtown, PA) basketball squad got by the visiting Villa Maria Academy Hurricanes (Malvern, PA), by a score of 45-42.

Next, the Magic encounter the Gwynedd Mercy Academy Monarchs (Gwynedd Valley, PA) in a Catholic Academies test, on Thursday, January 9. Mt. St. Joseph Academy will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record.

The Hurricanes (6-6) will now prepare for their test against Gwynedd Mercy Academy (Gwynedd Valley, PA). The Monarchs come into the Catholic Academies test with a 7-1 record. In their last test, Gwynedd Mercy Academy was nipped by Liberty (Bethlehem, PA), 54-52, in a non-league test.