The St. John's Pioneers basketball squad (Shrewsbury, MA), was nudged 74-69 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Catholic Memorial Knights (West Roxbury, MA)

With the victory, Catholic Memorial advances its record to 10-4 on the year. The Knights travel to Xaverian Brothers (Westwood, MA) to meet the Hawks in a Catholic battle on Tuesday, February 4. The Hawks enter the battle with a record of 8-7. Xaverian Brothers lost 41-33 in their recent non-league battle against Westwood (Westwood, MA)

The Pioneers now own a 7-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host St. John's Prep for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 4. St. John's will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 70-53 league loss to Malden Catholic (Malden, MA). The Eagles record now stands at 1-14.