Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Classical Purples (Providence, RI) and the visiting Portsmouth Patriots (Portsmouth, RI), saw Classical's basketball squad hold off Portsmouth by a tally of 44-37.

With the victory, Classical improves its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Purples travel to Cumberland (Cumberland, RI) to play the Clippers in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 8. The Clippers come into the challenge with a record of 0-1.

Next up, the Patriots play the Woonsocket Villa Novans (Woonsocket, RI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 8. Portsmouth will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record. The Villa Novans come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 50-44 non-league win over Scituate (North Scituate, RI).